The opioid epidemic has been plaguing West Virginia for years, and the harm that these drugs cause goes much...
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Increasing trend among adolescents a cause for alarm, says researcher Emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for youth opioid overdoses...
Indiana toddler dies after ingesting pill found in backpack at thrift store, family says
/ Indiana, USAPill was Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid addiction, girl’s family said An Indiana toddler died after ingesting...
South Carolina mother charged in infant’s fentanyl overdose death, officials say
/ South Carolina, USAThe mother of a Charleston County, South Carolina, infant found unresponsive in her home is now charged in the...
Fetal Fentanyl Syndrome: ‘Sound the alarm’ Two researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are on the forefront...
The incident occurred at Camp Westwood YMCA on Thursday, fire officials said Four children were taken to the hospital...
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Survey on Drug Use and...
Law-enforcement sources and grieving families allege that the social media giant Snapchat has helped fuel a teen-overdose epidemic across...
Police sound alarm after 13-month-old dies in Everett near Seattle and two other babies taken to hospital in past...
Colorado hospitals no longer required to report newborns who test positive for drugs, working to better support addicted moms
/ Colorado, USAThree years after Colorado stopped requiring doctors to report newborns who tested positive for drugs as possible child abuse...
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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
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