As Allegheny County grapples with the ongoing opioid epidemic, rural counties in southwestern Pennsylvania are quickly matching pace with...
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Munson Healthcare, in partnership with Harm Reduction Michigan, has installed 25 Narcan distribution boxes at facilities across the health...
West Virginia Department of Human Services Continues Progress in Reducing Overdose Deaths
/ USA, West VirginiaThe West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) announced continued progress in reducing...
Mesa County has deployed kiosks that offer free and easy access to naloxone. The first kiosk was placed outside...
FL: Attorney General Moody announces 12% decline in fentanyl caused deaths in annual report
/ Florida, USAAttorney General Ashley Moody held a press conference Thursday morning to provide updates on the Florida fentanyl crisis. Moody...
America’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) held its ribbon cutting on Tuesday in Providence, Rhode Island, soon offering...
Wisconsin Suspected Overdose Alerts for Rapid Response (WiSOARR) system will help the state’s efforts to address overdose epidemic The...
Starting November, Seattle will become the first U.S. city where emergency medical technicians and firefighters in the field can...
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...
Substance abuse has been an issue that has plagued West Virginia for years, but new data released by the West...
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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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