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What we're getting right fighting the overdose epidemic

Newsday 26 Mar 2025
Last fall, when initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a surprising drop in drug overdose deaths, the universal response was relief ... With opioids, though, it’s essential to look beyond the macro trends.
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Abbott launches NARCAN locator map as part of ‘One Pill Kills’ campaign

Odessa American 26 Mar 2025
Health care providers, first responders, and members of the public can pick up and have this life-saving medication on hand and ready for use for when an opioid overdose emergency occurs.”.
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Governor Launches NARCAN Locator Map As Part Of “One Pill Kills” Campaign

Texas Border Business 26 Mar 2025
Health care providers, first responders, and members of the public can pick up and have this life-saving medication on hand and ready for use for when an opioid overdose emergency occurs.”.
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Supporting DEI and maintaining services. Takeaways from David Crowley's State of the County speech

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 26 Mar 2025
Crowley shared in his speech that the county is on track to see a 30% decline in opioid overdose deaths in 2024 compared to 2023, according to data being finalized for the overdose dashboard.
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Overdoses increasing this week in Yellowstone County, including one fatal overdose

Laurel Outlook 26 Mar 2025
Over the last three days, there have been six overdoses in Yellowstone County, one of which was fatal. The substance has not been identified but is suspected to be opioids. Naloxone was administered in five of the overdoses.
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B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply linked to more overdoses: study

Canada Dot Com 26 Mar 2025
... has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations.
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Amid Trump's tariff threats, US intel report links India to fentanyl trafficking

Hindustan Times 26 Mar 2025
“This represents a nearly 33 percent decrease in synthetic opioid-related overdose deaths compared to the same reporting time frame the previous year, according to CDC provisional data, and may be ...
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Lisa Jarvis: What we're getting right fighting the overdose epidemic

The Brunswick News 26 Mar 2025
... overdose deaths, the universal response was relief.
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Five headlines for Wednesday morning

Moosejaw Today 26 Mar 2025
Here are five stories we are highlighting this morning. 1. A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in B.C. has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations ... .
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US needs a new prescription to cure its chronic disease

China Daily 26 Mar 2025
In fact, the US has seen three waves of opioid abuse ... According to the CDC, there were more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths in the US in 2021, and about 64 percent of those deaths were related to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.
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Greeley City Council proclaims March as Brain Injury Awareness Month

The Tribune Greeley 26 Mar 2025
Though the leading cause of brain injuries in Colorado is falls, injuries can also be the result of motor vehicle collisions, assaults, sports-related injuries, occupational injuries and even opioid overdoses ... ....
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B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study

Moosejaw Today 25 Mar 2025
VANCOUVER — A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations.
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Epinephrine auto-injectors and naloxone should be in AED first aid kits | Letter

The Alliance Review 25 Mar 2025
The opioid epidemic has persisted for a long time, and treating patients experiencing an overdose can be intimidating for someone without medical training ... saving lives from opioid-related deaths.
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Decreased in Orange County for 2024 (Orange County, FL)

Public Technologies 25 Mar 2025
) Opioid Overdose Deaths Decreased in Orange County for 2024 ... Orange County, FL - The Ninth District's Medical Examiner's Office released data today showing opioid overdose deaths decreased in Orange County from 2023 to 2024.
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Girl, 5, recovering after fentanyl overdose in B.C.

Toronto Sun 25 Mar 2025
If anyone suspects they or someone around them has come into contact with the powerful opioid — which has been linked to the toxic drug overdose crisis — they should seek medical help immediately, even if symptoms haven’t set in.
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