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Strips Help Addicts Avoid Fentanyl Overdose - But Are Not ApprovedCheap fentanyl test strips can help prevent overdoses, but because the strips have not been FDA approved, they must be used "off label" - preventing widespread adoption. As reported by the Bellingham Herald, a fast, cheap test to see if street drugs ... Read More
Brotherly Love Now Means Carrying NarcanAs the opioid crisis in Philadelphia shows no signs of easing, officials now are urging residents to carry life-saving doses of Narcan with them. As reported by The Inquirer, the city's health department announced a new ad campaign showcasing how easy naloxone is to use and ... Read More
Daughter Watches As Mom Saves A LifeA York PA nurse was shopping at Walmart when she saw a man overdosing in the aisle. Fortunately she had two doses of Narcan in her purse and saved him. As reported by the York Daily Record, Talysha Hughes was running errands with her 8-year-old daughter Thursday evening when she ... Read More
Officials Warn On Xanax and Other BenzodiazepinesAmerica's next drug crisis is already in the early stages. While the opioid crisis is claiming lives all across the country, another class of drugs - Xanax, Valium and Klonopin, are starting to be widely abused. As reported by the Daily Chronicle, imagine it were ... Read More
February Is Deadly in Rochester AreaRochester area officials have been mapping a wave of recent overdoses, and the statistics are grim as February brought 84 overdoses and 16 fatalities. As reported by the Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester and surrounding Monroe County have been slammed by a wave of overdoses so far ... Read More
Fentanyl Floods Into Urban Black CommunitiesWhile the initial wave of the opioid crisis was centered in mostly white rural areas, over the last year, black urban areas are seeing spiraling numbers of overdoses. As reported by NPR, the current drug addiction crisis began in rural America, but it's quickly spreading ... Read More
Fentanyl Suspected in 3 Haight-Ashbury Overdose Deaths 3 overdose victims were found lying in the street in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district this week. Authorities are still investigating details. As reported by CBS SF Bay Area, the bodies of three men were discovered early Thursday on the sidewalk near a ... Read More
Philly Increasingly Faces Deadly Mix of Cocaine-FentanylPhiladelphia has been averaging more than 100 overdose deaths a month, and now a deadly mix of cocaine and fentanyl is leading to more casualties. As reported by The Inquirer, cheap, potent fentanyl — which can be 10 times stronger than heroin — has long been ... Read More
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