Douglas County is taking steps to prevent drug overdose related deaths with a new program, the Douglas County Overdose...
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Nevada Attorney General Announces Litigation to Address Harms Caused by Social Media Platforms to Nevada’s Youth
/ Nevada, USAToday, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced his office, in conjunction with the law firms of Nachawati Law Group;...
The legislature could alter existing law to allow certain entities to offer sterile needles to drug users The proposed...
CA: Doctors are as vulnerable to addiction as anyone: California grapples with a response
/ California, USAAs addiction and overdose deaths command headlines across the nation, the Medical Board of California, which licenses MDs, is...
State to receive about $75 million within two decades There were 28 drug overdose deaths in Yellowstone County in...
The state’s Department of Health and Human Services has authorized all pharmacies in the state to dispense nalmefene, a...
Massachusetts, other states make moves to legalize indicators of contamination by potent, deadly synthetic opioid The Massachusetts state Senate voted...
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Behavioral Health Division today announced the recipients of the North Dakota Opioid...
Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today that the Colorado Department of Law has awarded a $3.94 million grant to...
US: The Legal Status of Safe Consumption Sites
/ California, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, USAAs the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States, nonprofits, city and state governments have turned to untraditional...
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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
January 23, 2025