More than $21 million goes to combat opioid crisis in Wisconsin, from latest round of opioid settlement funding
The money is part of $75 million in funds the state has received since 2022 from legal settlements with opioid makers, ...
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New report shows significant drop in Florida’s opioid-related deaths
Drug deaths are down in Florida, with opioid-related deaths experiencing the most dramatic drop, according to a new report ...
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Lackawanna County family prompting awareness for fentanyl
Since the opioid epidemic was declared a public health emergency in 2017, it has claimed more than 450,000 lives. It is ...
Poughkeepsie Journal on MSN4h
New York AG findings: Drug trafficking network was based in Poughkeepsie
New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced multiple indictments connected to drug trafficking in the Hudson ...
The Reporter (Fond du Lac) on MSN9h
Overdose aid kits with Narcan installed in Fond du Lac. Here's where to find them.
Local agencies and individuals with experience around substance use disorders partnered to make Narcan 'as easily accessible ...
The Olympian (TCA) on MSN1h
Mother of Olympia teen who died from overdose warns of dangers of drug mixtures
Prism Dawn, the mother of Avery Ping, confirmed her son’s identity to The Olympian on Thursday. She said he died at a local ...
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'A promising trend': Florida sees drop in opioid deaths
Opioid-related deaths have reached a new low, according to The Office of Attorney General Ashley Moody.Moody and Mark Glass, the Commissioner of the Florida De ...
New 'safer supply' clinic in Hintonburg worries neighbours
An Ottawa city councillor says a Hintonburg clinic that prescribes opioids to fentanyl users is harming the community and ...
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Opioids killed fewer people in 2023, Ashley Moody says
Opioids are killing fewer people in Florida, according to a new state report. All drug-related deaths dipped by 5% in general. But opioid-related deaths dropped even further and fell 11% in 2023 ...
U.S. overdose deaths far outpace other countries: Report
The United States has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths out of 30 countries, according to a new report from the health ...
The Canadian Press on MSN23h
Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than one drug, new report says
An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids ...
Parents of children killed by fentanyl worry closing border won’t stop drug epidemic
Grieving parents of children killed by fentanyl pills say the Trump administration has the potential to address the nation's drug epidemic.