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Arizona Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Rising Again
The Grand Canyon state is defying the national trend in fentanyl overdose deaths. Unfortunately, it’s not in a good way. According to the CDC, while fentanyl overdoses are declining nationwide, the opposite trend is occurring in Arizona. It leaves far too many residents losing their lives. Arizona Fentanyl Overdose Statistics During the 12 months ending …
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Pennsylvania Expands Opioid Overdose Reversal
Chris Pielli is a State Representative for Chester County. He has put forward a legislative package aimed at reducing opioid addiction deaths in Pennsylvania caused by fentanyl overdoses. His proposal calls for the allowance of over-the-counter availability of nalmefene. The FDA has approved the medication for reversing opioid overdoses. Proposed Changes to Opioid Overdose Laws …
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Fentanyl Is Breaking Buprenorphine Treatment
For anyone struggling with opioid addiction today, the path to recovery just got more complicated. A major new national study confirms what many addiction medicine doctors have been seeing on the front lines for years. Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that now dominates the illicit drug supply, is making it significantly harder to start patients on …
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Alabama Data System Targets Opioid Abuse
By 2016, Alabama had the highest number of opioid prescriptions per capita in the nation, fueling rising rates of opioid abuse and fatal overdoses. The number of fatal overdoses was continuing to escalate. To address the growing opioid addiction crisis, Governor Kay Ivey established a data committee. Why data? Why not establish more treatment programs? …
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Kentucky Overdose Deaths Fall 30% as Naloxone Access Expands
Opioid overdose deaths in Kentucky have fallen by 30% from 2023 to 2024, outpacing the national decline of 20%, according to state officials and harm reduction advocates. Public health experts attribute the reduction to expanded access to naloxone (Narcan) and fentanyl test strips, two critical harm reduction tools that help prevent fatal opioid poisonings. The …
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Appalachia Opioid Crisis: New Treatment Research
Appalachia has a complex and changing opioid crisis. One of the biggest challenges is that fentanyl is more frequently found in drugs like methamphetamine, raising the risk of accidental opioid overdose. Adding to the problem, many people buying methamphetamine are often not aware that they’re getting a dangerous, and often deadly, combination of Fentanyl and …
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Cocaine Trafficking Fuels America’s Addiction Crisis
The nationwide battle with cocaine addiction has taken a turn with Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro facing an indictment from the U.S. government. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), at least 130,000 Americans experienced fatal overdoses involving cocaine between 2020 and 2024. Since overdose deaths involving narcotics are often underreported, this number is likely …
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Synthetic Opioids Found in Vapes and THC Products
Lucas Trautman, director of Oxford Treatment Center’s veterans’ program, recently discussed his experiences working on the front lines of the evolving opioid epidemic. Opioid exposure has not required a bag or a needle to be potentially fatal. Comparatively harmless products like THC oils, vape cartridges and other accessible products have been found to be laced …
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Fentanyl Test Kits Distributed Across Chicago’s West Side
In the midst of an ongoing drug crisis, Chicago outreach workers are handing out fentanyl detection kits to prevent accidental opioid overdoses. The move comes in the wake of an alarming trend: the lacing of street drugs such as heroin and cocaine with the most potent and frequently fatal opioid, fentanyl. Fentanyl Test Strips and …
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Crisis Training Helps Cut Opioid Overdoses in West Virginia
An innovative but little known crisis intervention project in West Virginia is helping reduce opioid overdose deaths, addiction experts say. It’s also setting a new standard for how communities respond to opioid addiction and mental health crises across the U.S. Addressing West Virginia’s Opioid Overdose Crisis Since the fall of 2023, opioid overdoses have been …
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