Teen overdose deaths lead California schools to stock reversal drug
05.02 2023:
Lawmakers may soon require schools to keep Narcan on hand amid an influx of fentanyl into the state.
The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during training for employees of the Public Health…
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Dollars from the legal settlements may still fund services that provide items such as the overdose-reversal drug naloxone and drug testing kits, but “anything directly used in the consumption of illegal drugs” can no longer be supported, city spokesperson Sharon Gallagher said
06.03 2024: 18 years as the result of the settlement of several lawsuits against opioid painkiller manufacturers, largely blamed for fueling over-prescription of opioid pain pills that led to skyrocketing overdose deaths.
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Drug overdoses spiked in these states. But they have dropped elsewhere in the country.
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US overdose deaths decline for first time in 5 years as Michigan sees dip, too
Yesterday: How to use Narcan to treat an overdose in an emergency While overdose deaths declined in the U.S. in 2023, they claimed more lives annually than gun violence and auto accidents, combined. The number of people who died as a result of drug…
Philly City Council advances bill requiring the city to collect more data on homelessness and overdose reversals
01.04 2024: Read more Heather Khalifa / Staff Photographer Philadelphia City Council advanced legislation Monday to compel the city to collect and share more data on drug overdoses and homelessness because, according to one lawmaker,…
Community ordinances are clashing with Michigan’s drug harm reduction strategy
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Fatal overdoses in Massachusetts drop by over 10Ynew CDC data shows
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