Overdose spike continuing in region
The spike in fatal overdoses in the region, which reached a record high 53 last year, continues. Seven people have died in the first 26 days of 2021 in …
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‘It doesn’t ever go away’: State senator shares her grief after son’s overdose death and her mission …
Her youngest son, Landon Marsh, died of a drug overdose last May. He bought a street drug laced with fentanyl, Marsh said, and it killed him. Landon …
US Marshals nab fugitive linked to overdose death in Washington County
Updated less than a minute ago. U.S. Marshals on Wednesday arrested a man wanted on charges of selling drugs that resulted in an overdose death …
Deaths of despair and the incidence of excess mortality in 2020
A person who overdoses on opioids has a better chance of survival if the overdose event is observed contemporaneously by a person nearby who can …
Oregon House Behavioral Health committee hears updates on Measure 110: “The Drug Addiction …
“Recent data from the OHA, shows that overdose deaths in Oregon were up 70% this spring compared to that same time last year. We don’t have the …
Vancouver mayor, Health Canada to formally discuss drug decriminalization
Stewart said he is hopeful that the news from Ottawa will lead to fewer drug overdose deaths in the coming year. If the bid is successful, Vancouver …
Access to Legal Cannabis Stores Linked to Reduction in Opioid Deaths
An increase from two to three dispensaries was associated with a further 8.5% reduction in all opioid related mortality rates. This study is the first to …
Record year for Niagara overdose deaths
… to a record number of fatal overdoses. Based on preliminary data, he said 169 Niagara residents died in 2020 from suspected opioid overdoses.
Regional public health overdose response projects receive national funding
… Office of National Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program to reduce overdose deaths on local, state, and regional levels.
Canada Is Formally Considering Full Drug Decriminalization For One Major City
More than 1,500 people died of drug toxicity deaths in B.C. during 2020. … “While 2020 looks to be the deadliest year on record for overdoses, I am …