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Fighting the opioid epidemic: In West Virginia, advocates concerned about cuts in federal program
The impact of a proposed deep cut in a federal program that helps fight the opioid epidemic could ... Read more
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Dangerous opioid combo ‘gray death’ is latest mixing trend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s being called “gray death” — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores ... Read more
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DEA: New fentanyl analogue could be Narcan-resistant
A new analogue of the synthetic opioid fentanyl has made its way into western Pennsylvania – and, while ... Read more
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Massachusetts Medical Society backs state-sanctioned heroin injection sites
BOSTON — A surge of fatal opioid overdoses has the Massachusetts medical community advocating for state-sanctioned “injection sites” ... Read more
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Elephant tranquilizer makes lethal entry into opioid crisis
A substance used to tranquilize elephants that is 100 times more potent than the drug that killed Prince ... Read more
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Heroin overdoses on the rise in Southern Indiana
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Soon after a needle exchange opened in Southern Indiana late January, Clark County Health Officer ... Read more
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COLUMN: Grim reality of drug overdose deaths
The dichotomy of the word “fix” is interesting. It can mean repair. It can be used, too, as ... Read more
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As opioid overdoses rise, police officers become counselors, doctors and social workers
The nation's opioid epidemic is changing the way law enforcement does its job, with police officers acting as ... Read more
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Singer tells story of West Virginia’s opioid crisis through latest song
BECKLEY, W. Va. –– "Hear the rattle in the holler, that ain't no snake. That's a white coat ... Read more
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Drugs are killing so many people in West Virginia that the state can’t keep up with the funerals
Deaths in West Virginia have overwhelmed a state program providing burial assistance for needy families for at least ... Read more