Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a way to help identify people at risk of overdosing on stimulants, including cocaine and methamphetamine. “We wanted a tool…
Read more Fatal overdoses involving stimulants have spiked. Local health officials are responding.Overdoses among young people appear to be falling across the D.C. region since schools tackled the issue with education and Narcan training, according to a WTOP analysis of…
Read more Opioid overdoses are declining across the DC region. What’s behind the trend? – WTOP NewsThe number of people who died from drug overdoses in Philadelphia declined by 7% in 2023, the first drop-off in five years, according to data released Wednesday. Life…
Read more Drug overdose deaths decline in Philly for first time in 5 yearsIn the greater Prince William County area, overdose cases more than doubled among Black and brown people between 2017 and 2023, according to a new study. In the…
Read more Opioids are increasingly impacting Black and brown communities in this Northern Virginia county – WTOP NewsIn order to address the increasing number of overdose deaths related to prescription opioids and illicit drugs, Orange County has engaged with the Centers for Disease Control and…
Read more Orange County Adopts CDC Initiative to Reduce Fatal & Nonfatal Overdoses… Monday. Under current state law, marijuana establishments must pay a community … the costs imposed by the marijuana establishment. “Reasonably related” means there … offset the operation of…
Read more Mass. marijuana shops pay towns hefty fees. Why that might change. – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to…
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