White House launches new effort to prevent opioid overdoses: A senior official said what they've done so far is "not nearly enough."
abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-launches-new-effort-prevent-opioid-overdose/story
A groundbreaking drug law is scrapped in Oregon. What does that mean for decriminalization?
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/12/drug-decriminalization-law-reversed-oregon/72871244007/
Libraries expand Naloxone clinics, training at Los Angeles County libraries: Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an FDA-approved nasal spray that can quickly ...
pasadenastarnews.com/2024/03/27/libraries-expand-naloxone-clinics-training-at-los-angeles-county-libraries/
Clark County Jail gains naloxone vending machine: Clark County Jail Services and its partners have installed a naloxone vending machine in the jail’s public ...
columbian.com/news/2024/mar/26/clark-county-jail-gains-naloxone-vending-machine/
Sweden makes naloxone spray an OTC product, to prevent opioid overdose deaths: Naloxone nasal spray, which can save opioid users from overdoses ...
euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/sweden-makes-naloxone-spray-an-otc-product-to-prevent-opioid-overdose-deaths/
270,000 overdose deaths thrust fentanyl into heart of US presidential race: To understand the 2024 U.S. presidential election, it is essential to understand the ...
bostonherald.com/2024/03/25/270000-overdose-deaths-thrust-fentanyl-into-heart-of-us-presidential-race/
A Florida paramedic doubted this response to overdoses — then he saw it working: In some counties, hand-delivering withdrawal medications is stopping the opioid ...
tampabay.com/news/2024/03/20/florida-firefighter-was-skeptical-about-this-response-opioid-overdoses-then-he-saw-it-working/
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Blinken calls for closer global cooperation on tackling synthetic drugs: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for greater international ...
reuters.com/world/blinken-calls-closer-global-cooperation-tackling-synthetic-drugs-2024-03-15/
Nebraska lawmakers fail to override needle exchange bill veto: Nebraska state lawmakers failed to override Gov. Jim Pillen’s (R) veto of a needle exchange ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4529021-nebraska-lawmakers-fail-override-needle-exchange-veto/
Philly City Council postpones effort to require data collection on overdose reversals and homeless encampments
inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/philly-council-holds-narcan-kensington-bill-20240312.html
Narcan accessibility varies store-to-store across U.S., making life-saving opioid overdose drug harder to find
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/narcan-opioid-overdose-drug-otc-access-varies-us-stores-rcna135324
I Buried My Two Sons in 15 Months. I Implore Parents to Be Prepared: I heard the police laughing and one saying: "Hey, haven't we been here before?"
newsweek.com/i-buried-my-two-sons-15-months-1877021
Drug overdose app which sends alerts to Naloxone carriers set to be launched: NaloFly uses GPS technology to call 999 while searching for the nearest registered ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/life-saving-overdose-app-sends-32304450
Naloxone Man: The IRL Superhero Teaching People How to Reverse Overdoses: Former raver and morph suit enthusiast George Charlton is an “expert by experience” ...
vice.com/en/article/xgwpnd/naloxone-man-superhero-opioid-overdose-awareness
Know the Dangers of ‘Gas Station Heroin’: Tianeptine, or gas station heroin, is a dangerous, addictive opioid billed as a supplement. It doesn’t contain heroin ...
health.clevelandclinic.org/gas-station-heroin-tianeptine
To stop fentanyl deaths in Philly, knocking on doors and handing out overdose kits
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/13/1231118235/to-stop-fentanyl-deaths-in-philly-knocking-on-doors-and-handing-out-overdose-kit
Study: 42% of American adults know someone who died from an overdose | WBUR News: An estimated 42% of adults in the U.S. — roughly 125 million people — know at ...
wbur.org/news/2024/02/21/massachusetts-brookline-rand-study-grief-opioid-overdose-crisis
Washington manages bipartisan support to ban hog-tying by police and address opioid crisis
columbian.com/news/2024/mar/08/washington-manages-bipartisan-support-to-ban-hog-tying-by-police-and-address-opioid-crisis/
Fentanyl deaths scar Wisconsin. We'll represent families at State of the Union. | Opinion
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2024/03/06/overdose-deaths-fentanyl-epidemic-wisconsin-baldwin-biden/72854743007/
5 new efforts by King County to address the fentanyl crisis: King County officials announced a five-prong approach to stop the surge of fentanyl overdoses and to ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/king-county-announces-5-new-priorities-in-addressing-fentanyl-crisis/
21st-century CPR: Los Gatos, Saratoga high schools hold student Narcan training: Students learn to identify, reverse opioid overdoses in the wake of fentanyl ...
mercurynews.com/2024/03/05/21st-century-cpr-los-gatos-saratoga-high-schools-hold-student-narcan-training/
Fentanyl: Fatal fandango: The fentanyl opioid crisis in the United States may be making its way to Malaysian shores, due to the availability of illegal party ...
thestar.com.my/news/focus/2024/03/03/fentanyl-fatal-fandango
How a “body farm” might help tackle fentanyl abuse: One strategy for getting Mexico to do more to curb the flow, U.S. officials say, is to demonstrate that ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/03/world/americas/mexico-fentanyl-body-farm.html/
Pa. law blocks needles, care, compassion for people trapped in addiction: Pennsylvania is one of the few states where needle exchanges are illegal ...
pennlive.com/health/2024/02/pa-law-blocks-needles-care-compassion-for-people-trapped-in-addiction.html
As an opioids scourge devastates tribes in Washington, lawmakers advance a bill to provide relief
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/as-an-opioids-scourge-devastates-tribes-in-washington-lawmakers-advance-a-bill-to-provide-relief/
Senate approves bill allowing naloxone in schools: Holding a photo of his wife’s cousin, Wesley, who died from an opioid overdose, Republican Sen ...
ajc.com/politics/senate-approves-bill-allowing-naloxone-in-schools/U5ST6XEDMRE7XADCEVCSRU43HU/
Pa. law blocks needles, care, compassion for people trapped in addiction: Pennsylvania is one of the few states where needle exchanges are illegal ...
pennlive.com/health/2024/02/pa-law-blocks-needles-care-compassion-for-people-trapped-in-addiction.html
How vending machines help states battle the opioid crisis: ‘You don’t know when you’re going to need these products’
cnn.com/2024/02/22/health/oklahoma-narcan-vending-machines/
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Nassau bill adds fentanyl test strips to overdose prevention kits: The legislation would include the strips inside thousands of kits currently distributed in the ...
newsday.com/long-island/politics/fentanyl-nassau-kpz7s54k
More kids are dying of drug overdoses. Could pediatricians do more to help? : The surge in overdose deaths among teens is opening a new path to treatment: ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/16/1231128088/more-kids-are-dying-of-drug-overdoses-could-pediatricians-do-more-to-help
Suzanne Youngkin: Five steps to prevent overdose death: The first lady is campaigning for more Virginians to get the training – it takes a less than an hour – ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-overdose-suzanne-youngkin-general-assembly-naloxone/article_5fdcfdb6-d4c7-11ee-892d-0ff29fdf88c3.html
Emergent appoints former Bausch + Lomb CEO to head company: Emergent BioSolutions said on Wednesday it has named former Bausch + Lomb CEO Joseph Papa to the top ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/emergent-names-joseph-papa-new-ceo-2024-02-21/
NSW Health warns of opioid risk after people took heroin thinking it was cocaine or methamphetamine
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/23/nsw-health-opioid-risk-warning-cocaine-meth-overdoses-heroin
Washington state reaches settlement with Johnson & Johnson : The Washington state attorney general has announced a $149.5 million settlement agreement with ...
apnews.com/article/washington-opioids-johnson-johnson-settlement-58038e4877ca7b9bf458c54e110b12d8
Quick Glance: Washington State's $149.5 Million Settlement with Johnson & Johnson
- Washington state attorney general reached a $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis role.
- The deal requires the state and local governments to spend $123.3 million to address the opioid crisis.
- The agreement would provide over $20 million more to respond to the opioid crisis than a national settlement in 2021 involving Johnson & Johnson.
- Since the 2000s, drugmakers, wholesalers, pharmacy chains, and consultants have paid over $50 billion to state and local governments to settle claims related to the opioid crisis.
‘People are being poisoned’: Kansas bill offers immunity for helping overdose victims
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article285760326.html
Will a multimillion-dollar funding measure help WA tribes battle opioids?: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports Native Americans and Alaska ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/tribes-in-washington-are-battling-a-devastating-opioid-crisis-will-a-multimillion-dollar-bill-help/
Opioid deaths among tribal nations are 3 times the state rate. Can anything ease the epidemic?
greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/health/2024/02/16/opioid-epidemic-upending-wisconsin-tribes-as-deaths-continue-climbing/72612869007/
Smoking drugs now linked to more fatal overdoses than injections: New federal data points to the shifting nature of the U.S. drug epidemic.
axios.com/2024/02/16/drug-overdose-deaths-smoking
Mass. doctors hail new federal rule expanding access to methadone: The rule could turn the tide in combating rising levels of opioid overdoses ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/02/16/metro/new-methadone-rule/
North Texas woman arrested in boyfriend's fatal fentanyl overdose: Kami Ludwig is facing charges of murder and possession of a controlled substance in connection ...
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/02/13/35-year-old-north-texas-woman-arrested-in-boyfriends-fatal-fentanyl-overdose/
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was found unresponsive in December in apparent overdose, police report says
cnn.com/2024/01/17/sport/nfl-colts-owner-december-police-report-spt/
Quick Glance: Colts Respond to Jim Irsay's Suspected Overdose
- Irsay continues to recover from his respiratory illness, as stated by the Colts on Wednesday.
- The Colts have been fielding questions about Irsay's whereabouts in recent weeks, and announced that the owner would miss a scheduled show with his band.
- It was reported that Irsay was found in Carmel, Indiana, on Wednesday.
- When police arrived, they administered Narcan - a medicine used to quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose - before paramedics transferred him to the hospital, as reported by the gossip site.
Colts owner Jim Irsay 'on the mend,' grateful for support - ESPN: Colts owner Jim Irsay on Tuesday posted his first message to X in nearly a month, saying ...
espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39471758/colts-owner-jim-irsay-mend-grateful-support
Opioid settlement funds in Mass. go unspent as deaths mount: Less than 5 percent of the money paid to cities and towns has been deployed to combat the epidemic.
bostonglobe.com/2024/02/04/metro/opioid-overdose-fentanyl-settlement-massachusetts/
Southwest Airlines to carry overdose reversal medication in onboard medical kits
aerotime.aero/articles/southwest-airlines-overdose-reversal-medication
Cops Are Portraying Themselves as Victims of Their Own Drug War: And it’s driving legislation to punish people who use drugs for supposedly endangering the ...
vice.com/en/article/ak38np/police-claim-victim-war-on-drugs-florida-bills-fentanyl-exposure-myths
WA Senate approves requirement for all public schools to have naloxone on hand: Washington moved a step closer Thursday to requiring all public ...
columbian.com/news/2024/feb/01/wa-senate-approves-requirement-for-all-public-schools-to-have-naloxone-on-hand/
Fentanyl fuelling US opioid overdose deaths
Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesicUS blames China for poor domestic enforcement of ... Show more
First state-regulated drug use site in US to open in Rhode Island this summer: Project Weber/RENEW is teaming up with clinical partner VICTA to open at a ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/01/31/metro/first-state-regulated-drug-use-site-us-open-rhode-island-this-summer/
Studies suggest experimental drug could be alternative to opioids: What to know: The drug's manufacturer says they'll apply for FDA approval this year.
abcnews.go.com/Health/studies-suggest-experimental-drug-alternative-opioids/story
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl could increase in Australia soon. Experts say we need to prepare now
abc.net.au/news/2024-01-29/fentanyl-australia-opioids-global-drug-trends-need-to-prepare/103370018
PSA said girl overdosed from touching fentanyl. It isn’t true, California official says
kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article284547655.html
Baton Rouge saw slightly fewer fatal overdoses in 2023. But fentanyl remains a killer.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/baton-rouge-saw-slightly-fewer-fatal-overdoses-in-2023-but-fentanyl-remains-a-killer/article_4a363e0a-b992-11ee-926e-8f553b7befb6.html
Mass. parents who lost children to overdoses push Beacon Hill to back prevention centers
bostonherald.com/2024/01/25/mass-parents-who-lost-children-to-overdoses-push-beacon-hill-to-back-prevention-centers/
Messenger: Southwest Airlines finally has Narcan on planes. A St. Louis man fought for it.
stltoday.com/news/local/column/tony-messenger/messenger-southwest-airlines-finally-has-narcan-on-planes-a-st-louis-man-fought-for-it/article_1873f82e-b944-11ee-a663-d7aa0324dbbc.html
CMS acknowledges teen drug use, will stock all public schools with Narcan: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools plans to stock Narcan, a naloxone opiod overdose ...
charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article284556645.html
Fentanyl forum inspires parents to talk openly with children about drugs, life: BCHD handed out free Naloxone kits, the life-saving opioid reversal drug ...
dailybreeze.com/2024/01/24/fentanyl-forum-inspires-parents-to-talk-openly-with-children-about-drugs-life/
State Department of Health to increase Narcan supplies in schools; Clark County districts await doses, details
columbian.com/news/2024/jan/23/state-department-of-health-to-increase-narcan-supplies-in-schools-clark-county-districts-await-doses-details/
Five fatally overdose on fentanyl in same area, Sacramento County deputies say: The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office tallied five fentanyl overdoses in eastern ...
sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article284470000.html
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The Opioid Epidemic: What Premeds Should Know and How to Help: Here are some things premedical students can do to address the opioid epidemic in the U.S.
usnews.com/education/blogs/medical-school-admissions-doctor/articles/the-opioid-epidemic-what-premeds-should-know-and-how-to-help
CityLab Daily: The Fight Against Overdose Deaths on Public Transit: Also today: How mayors avoid burnout, and an underground lunch delivery train comes to the ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-01-18/citylab-daily-the-fight-against-overdose-deaths-on-public-transit
As opioids devastate tribes in Washington, tribal leaders push for added funding: OLYMPIA — Tribal leaders in Washington state are urging lawmakers there to pass ...
columbian.com/news/2024/jan/17/as-opioids-devastate-tribes-in-washington-tribal-leaders-push-for-added-funding/
San Francisco is now wastewater testing for fentanyl: The real-time data can help public health officials respond quickly to early warning signs ...
axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/01/16/sf-fetanyl-testing-wastewater
10 years ago, Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opioid crisis. Has Vermont made any progress?
vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-01-08/vermont-opioid-crisis-peter-shumlin-10-years-later
Proud Boy who disappeared before Jan. 6 sentencing, faked overdose, gets 10 years in prison
nydailynews.com/2024/01/04/proud-boy-christopher-worrell-sentenced-after-disappearance/
Quick Glance: Proud Boy Member Sentenced to 10 Years After Fleeing Jan. 6 Conviction
- Proud Boys member convicted in Jan. 6 case gets 10-year prison sentence after triggering six-week manhunt by fleeing.
- Christopher Worrell, 52, arrested at home in Naples over six weeks after cutting off ankle monitor and disappearing.
- Washington judge convicted Worrell in May for assaulting police during Capitol attack on Jan. 6.
- Worrell arrested while attempting to covertly return home, according to FBI Tampa field office at time of arrest.
Only 4 per cent of opioid overdose patients were prescribed drugs to manage addiction in week after hospital visit: Ontario study
ctvnews.ca/health/only-4-per-cent-of-opioid-overdose-patients-were-prescribed-drugs-to-manage-addiction-in-week-after-hospital-visit-ontario-study-1.6712398
Honolulu mandates that bars, nightclubs, restaurants carry anti-overdose medication
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4387910-honolulu-overdose-medication-narcan-opioid/
What To Know About Nitazenes: Rare But Emerging Opioids More Potent Than Fentanyl
forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2024/01/02/what-to-know-about-nitazenes-rare-but-emerging-opioids-more-potent-than-fentanyl/
King County’s 2023 fentanyl deaths top 1,050, surpassing record: King County has seen over 1,000 fatal fentanyl overdoses in 2023, surpassing a record set last ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/king-countys-2023-fentanyl-deaths-top-1050-surpassing-record/
Key player in tobacco, opioid settlements warns about risks of squandering $50 billion windfall
politico.com/news/2023/12/27/opioid-settlements-tobacco-mike-moore-00133105
DeSantis said Florida overdose deaths declined. Preliminary data backs that up.: PolitiFact | Preliminary 2022 CDC data shows a 2.8% decrease in Florida overdose ...
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/12/23/desantis-overdose-deaths-cdc-opioids-decline-politifact/
Sacramento deputies use Narcan to save 2-year-old boy who overdosed on drugs: Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies gave Narcan to 2-year-old boy who overdosed on ...
sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article283566313.html
Opinion | We Need to Rethink Our Treatment of Pain: Cutting off access to pain medication will only hurt people who are truly suffering.
nytimes.com/2023/12/24/opinion/pain-crisis-opioid-addiction.html
Listen: Behind the scenes of the Free Press' reporting on harm reduction and Amanda
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/12/23/behind-the-free-press-reporting-on-harm-reduction-opioid-crisis/72013401007/
California schools are battling a fentanyl crisis. Why are parents so oblivious?: Fentanyl is now responsible for one in five youth deaths in California ...
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-fentanyl-opioid-epidemic-students-schools-b2461206.html
DHEC health departments equipped with ‘OD Safety Kits’ to prevent opioid overdoses
postandcourier.com/health/overdose-naloxone-fentanyl-test-strips/article_4c01e802-a000-11ee-8a85-5707fd154ffa.html
Potawatomi Tribe installs Narcan vending machines to address opioid crisis in northern Wisconsin
jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/12/20/potawatomi-tribe-installs-narcan-vending-machines-in-forest-county/71912483007/
Millions in opioid settlement funds sit untouched as overdose deaths rise: The money is part of the approximately $50 billion that states and local governments ...
bostonherald.com/2023/12/19/millions-in-opioid-settlement-funds-sit-untouched-as-overdose-deaths-rise/
Vape detectors, financial literacy, Narcan access. Washington lawmakers already filing K-12 bills
columbian.com/news/2023/dec/18/vape-detectors-financial-literacy-narcan-access-washington-lawmakers-already-filing-k-12-bills/
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