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California Rehab Adds Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
A harm reduction vending machine in Reading dispensed 870 fentanyl test strips and 686 doses of naloxone in its first 15 months of operation. Pennsylvania officials have expanded opioid reversal programs throughout the state to supplement treatment programs and local Narcotics Anonymous chapters, but too many people still fall through the cracks. Researchers at Penn …
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Fewer Workers Tested Positive for Fentanyl in 2025
For the first time in years, one part of the annual workplace drug testing data moved in the right direction. Fentanyl positivity among American workers fell by nearly half in 2025. Numbers dropped from 0.55% of tests in 2024 to 0.28% in 2025. The decline is real, but the same dataset shows the broader picture …
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Delaware Overdose Deaths Drop for Second Straight Year
Delaware has recorded another decline in suspected drug overdose deaths continuing a two year trend. Delaware Public Media reported on September 29, 2026 that the decline comes with an important warning, which is that nonlethal overdoses have not slowed and the street drug supply remains unpredictable and dangerous. Delaware spent years near the top of …
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Study Finds 3-Day Methadone Bridge Boosts Treatment Retention
Up to72 hours of methadone can help folks survive the days between committing to recovery and before getting medication. The gap in retention are often the deadliest days in terms of overdose risks, but a federal rule can narrow that gap. A study led by Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack of UC San Francisco followed every patient who …
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Tennessee County Jail MAT Program Fights Opioid Addiction
The Hamilton County Jail in Chattanooga treats opioid addiction as a medical condition. To be clear, Tennessee offers many programs to address substance misuse, including local Narcotics Anonymous chapters throughout the state. This is one option for those incarcerated and have few options. Officials offer inmates a voluntary program that teams FDA-approved medication up with …
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California Spends $167,000 to Fight Kratom Addiction
Officials out in San Luis Obispo County plan to spend $167,000 to fight kratom. The county’s Board of Advisors approved the funding on September 1 for a new public health program coordinator focused on narcotic addiction linked to kratom and its concentrated derivative, 7-hydroxymitragynine, popularly known as 7-OH. To be fair, California has lots of …
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Virginia Awards $12.3 Million for Opioid Addiction Care
Virginia allocated more than $12.3 million in opioid settlement funds toward 39 projects in 18 state agencies. It’s the latest round of spending from the Opioid Abatement Authority created to confront opioid addiction. Families affected by opioid addiction can take heart. Although Virginia has many programs to battle addictions, including local Narcotics Anonymous chapters, many …
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Kratom Warnings Intensify After Suspected Overdose Deaths
Authorities in Mississippi urge the public to avoid kratom after packaged products sold in retail turned up in two investigations involving University of Mississippi students found dead on Monday in Oxford. Lafayette County Metro Narcotics didn’t confirm if the deaths were connected to kratom or any other substance. Even so, officials asked folks to avoid …
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Cychlorphine Kills 41 in Tennessee and Spreads to New States
The opioid crisis evolves faster and faster these days. One new example is cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid. Officials in East Tennessee linked this drug to 41 deaths so far. Plus, it has also spread far beyond this epicenter. Even though states like Tennessee have many options for those impacted by narcotics, from inpatient care to …
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Study Finds Overdose Risk Peaks After Opioid Addiction Treatment
The death of actor Hayden Panettiere from an accidental drug overdose has drawn attention to a greater danger. People recovering from opioids face the highest risk of a fatal opioid overdose in the weeks following addiction treatment because tolerance drops quickly. A previously survivable dose can overwhelm the body. Panettiere was found unresponsive in Greenville …
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