Hospital emergency visits for opioid overdoses increased 115% from 2022-2023 among teens under 18. Jinny Atwood’s brother Chris Atwood,...
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Naloxone training, fentanyl test strips distributed across north central West Virginia
/ USA, West VirginiaHundreds of setups were set up across north central West Virginia on Thursday, giving people a chance to learn...
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for...
NIH findings highlight critical gaps in treatment access in correctional facilities, where almost two-thirds of people have a substance...
Increasing trend among adolescents a cause for alarm, says researcher Emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for youth opioid overdoses...
SD: Health lab director says ‘very unusual’ Sturgis rally overdose reports remain a mystery
/ South Dakota, USAState health officials are unable to pinpoint the cause of an unusual string of suspected overdose cases — including...
CA: Man Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill Liable for $5.8 Million in Death of Young Woman
/ California, USA“We’ve won the battle but not the war,” victim’s father said In 2019, Brandon McDowell was contacted by a...
In 2022, the City of Durham’s Community Safety Department (DCSD) launched its crisis response program, the Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team...
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesday kicked off a series of visits with recipients of the “EMS Leave...
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