"It's worse than meat tenderizer, open sores": Dangerous drug found in overdose deaths
Drug overdoses in Chatham County are decreasing, although there is a dangerous and increasingly popular tranquilizer being ...
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Libraries are dealing with the opioid crisis too. Here’s what they’re doing to keep people safe
Library staff say addressing substance use and addiction have become yet another societal gap filled by public libraries.
New Chandler opioid crisis team 'aims to make a meaningful difference in saving lives'
A team of trained crisis response professionals in Chandler will answer 911 calls on overdoses and providing life-saving ...
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Chandler Fire Department Launches Crisis Intervention Opioid Response Unit to Combat Overdose Surge
Chandler Fire Department launches CR2840, a unit to provide immediate support for opioid overdoses with Narcan and on-site ...
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Illinois had nearly 10% fewer opioid overdose deaths in 2023. Nationwide decline was just 3%.
Advocates say community outreach and better naloxone distribution helped drive the state’s first decline since 2018.
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Opioid Orphans: Grandparents Struggle to Raise Children Left Behind
Despite billions raised from opioid settlements, grandparents raising grandchildren get little. The past five years has seen ...
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46% drop in opioid overdose deaths in Palm Beach County in 2024, medical examiner reports
Palm Beach County has seen a 46% decrease in opioid overdose deaths from 2023 to 2024. Officials attribute the decline to ...
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A Continuum of Care: Detroit’s Opioid Quick Response Team
Corey McIsaac tells how the opioid quick response team that was launched by the Detroit Fire Department influenced 88 percent ...
Opioid, other drug overdose deaths in Illinois drop for the first time since 2018
Opioid deaths in Illinois have decreased for the first time since 2018, and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is in part ...
IU’s Citizen Opioid Responders program takes aim at overdose crisis, empowering people to save lives
The training is free, online and can be completed in 20 to 30 minutes," said Cris Henderson, who oversees the program.
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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Awards Grant to Tradeoffs to Expand Reporting on Opioid and Overdose Crisis
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) has awarded a $65,702 grant to Tradeoffs, a nonprofit health care news organization, to support new reporting on the opioid and overdose crisis. This ...