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Project Overdose warns of highly potent opioid in local drug supply ahead of EDC Orlando

November 7, 2025November 8, 2025 · Orlando, Florida Local News

An overdose prevention nonprofit is warning visitors to Orlando this weekend to remain vigilant about their use of party drugs, especially at the three-day Electrical Daisy Carnival, following…

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MBTA balks at expanding overdose prevention kiosks

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

BOSTON — MBTA officials are pouring cold water on a legislative push to make the opioid overdose reversing drug naloxone available at subway stations, citing a lack of…

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Minneapolis author aiming to help people battling drug addiction with new book

October 3, 2025October 4, 2025 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

The number of opioid-involved drug overdose deaths in 2023 decreased for the first time in five years.  Minnesota health officials say 54 people have died from suspected drug…

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Lawmaker hosts naloxone training at Statehouse

July 12, 2025September 14, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

BOSTON — Rep. Kate Donaghue has a trick for always ensuring naloxone is on hand and ready to deploy if she encounters someone experiencing an opioid overdose: she…

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Rockport school board updated on opioid prevention

June 12, 2025September 13, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

The Rockport School Committee, along with the town’s Public Health Department, is aiming to eliminate the effects of possible substance abuse in Rockport schools. During the committee’s meeting…

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Some Canadians opposed to Vancouver’s liberal approach to fentanyl crisis

August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 · San Francisco, California Local News

As part of Overdose Awareness Week, KPIX is presenting a series of special reports on the opioid crisis through the lens of another West Coast city. Much like…

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Opioid deaths drop 10%, but remain high

June 15, 2024June 15, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

BOSTON — The scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, but new data shows a double-digit decrease in the number of overdose deaths in the past year.…

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Report: Injured workers at risk for opioid overdoses

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

Workers who are injured on the job are at higher risk for fatal opioid-related overdoses, according to a new study, which calls for renewed efforts to reduce the…

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Orange County invests in programs to treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose

May 10, 2024May 11, 2024 · Orlando, Florida Local News

click to enlarge Adobe Orange County is investing funds in making addiction treatment more accessible for those in need. Opioid addiction and overdose has for years devastated individual…

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California joining with N.J. company to buy generic opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 · San Francisco, California Local News

California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the drug that can save someone’s life during an opioid overdose, under…

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Customs and Border Protection reveals secret

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 · US News

In an unmarked building at an undisclosed location in California — hidden in a vault and locked behind security gates — are the spoils of the war against…

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Canada province decriminalizes hard drugs in new bid to combat opioid crisis

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 · World News

Ottawa — A Canadian province on Tuesday decriminalized the possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other hard drugs in a radical policy shift to address…

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Easing prescription rules for opioid treatment meds did not increase overdose deaths, study finds

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 · US News

A new study shows that reducing restrictions on buprenorphine, a medication that can treat opioid use disorder, did not lead to an increase in overdose deaths involving the…

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