‘Whoa, fentanyl?’: High schoolers face opioid crisis in real time
At Mountainside High School in Beaverton, Oregon, students are facing the realities of the fentanyl crisis head-on. In a ...
Revolutionary NYC program for addicts has fatal overdoses plummeting
Opioid overdose deaths have plummeted dramatically for addicts being treated in an experimental drug treatment program on ...
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The bill would increases penalties, but doesn’t address addiction treatment
The bill targets fentanyl-related substances, but illegally manufactured fentanyl is far more prevalent and kills more people ...
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Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Opioids, a class of drugs derived from the opium ... While this trend began to reverse in 2023, the rate remains high compared to pre-pandemic levels. Research has also shown that other ...
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Reporter's Notebook: Eight theories why fentanyl deaths are plummeting
Thirty thousand fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned ...
Medical Malpractice and the Opioid Epidemic: A Crisis Fueled by Negligence
What started as a medical solution for pain management spiraled into a nationwide addiction crisis. Drugs like OxyContin, ...
Russellville City School Resource Officers receive new wrapped vehicles that highlight opioid abuse prevention
Russellville City School Resource Officers received newly wrapped vehicles that come with an important message.
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'Prescribing opioids definitely isn't a front-line treatment for workplace injury and disease'
Academic cites challenges of addiction after Monash University finds many injured workers receiving 'high-risk' prescriptions ...