Starting November, Seattle will become the first U.S. city where emergency medical technicians and firefighters in the field can...
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Overdose deaths rise in Western states as focus shifts to Pacific Coast
/ Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, USA, WashingtonFentanyl and meth fuel rising deaths in Alaska, Nevada, Washington and Oregon, prompting harm reduction efforts and tougher prosecutions...
Under new law, Washington colleges will provide fentanyl test strips, Narcan for students
/ USA, WashingtonFollowing the passage of House Bill 2112, colleges in Washington will provide education, training and supplies to try and...
Law enforcement agencies are chomping at the bit for fentanyl detection K-9s, worrying some advocates who see the dogs...
2,725 overdose deaths in 2022. That means that for every 100,000 people living in Washington state, 35 died of...
Police sound alarm after 13-month-old dies in Everett near Seattle and two other babies taken to hospital in past...
Inslee signs bills to combat fentanyl and opioids and help Tribes in Washington state
/ USA, WashingtonA slate of bills related to opioid and fentanyl education, prevention and support were signed into law by Gov....
‘Worst drug threat I’ve seen’: Washington’s teen fentanyl overdoses double rate of U.S. average
/ USA, WashingtonThe fentanyl crisis is the worst drug threat the special agent in charge of the Seattle DEA Office has...
Updated state guidelines mean hospital staff will no longer report all of these infants to Child Protective Services and...
WA: Washington law enforcement seek solutions to address uptick in child fentanyl overdoses
/ USA, WashingtonState lawmakers are trying to fix a gap in the law to address the skyrocketing number of kids overdosing...
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Southwestern Pennsylvania counties are making sure overdose prevention drugs are everywhere
In Pennsylvania, USAJanuary 24, 2025MI: Munson Healthcare installs Narcan distribution boxes
January 24, 2025OH: ‘People are not alone’: Thrive for Change promotes fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose deaths
January 23, 2025West Virginia Department of Human Services Continues Progress in Reducing Overdose Deaths
In USA, West VirginiaJanuary 23, 2025ME: End of prominent syringe-exchange service in Bangor causes ripple effects
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