Oxford Police: 10 overdose deaths have occurred in last six months
Since January, seven people have died from overdoses, and five others have survived after overdosing. According to OPD, prescription pills that they …
Louisiana: America’s top state for overdose death increase during COVID, CDC says
Dr. Shaden Murad said during the beginning of the pandemic, she and her colleagues began seeing drug overdose deaths matching COVID deaths.
Maryland must double down on overdose prevention | READER COMMENTARY
For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of drug overdose deaths. Now the state is wrestling with another, not entirely unrelated …
Port Huron Police Department, Port Huron Odyssey House launch overdose response team
“We are continually looking at programs and opportunities to reduce the number of overdoses in our county, and we are grateful to have the …
Drug Companies to Face First Opioid Trial Following Pandemic Delays
Opioids have resulted in the overdose deaths of nearly 500,000 people from 1999 to 2019 in the United States, according to U.S. Centers for Disease …
Wisconsin Weekly: Drug overdose deaths surge in Milwaukee County, but a task force fails to meet
Drug deaths; police donate to accused Kenosha killer; pandemic reflections; racism in schools; absentee Milwaukee landlords.
Drop off unwanted prescription drugs at April 24 ‘Take Back Day’
“Helping people dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs is just one way the DEA is working to reduce addiction and stem overdose deaths,” …
Data in Michigan shows second consecutive year of decreased opioid related deaths
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan is reporting a second consecutive year of decreasing opioid overdose deaths and drug overdose deaths, …
Vital Signs: Pandemic fuels record-high drug overdose
A shocking report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), drug overdose deaths thought to be fueled by the isolation of the pandemic are …
New North Dakota law will boost penalties for drug dealers tied to overdose deaths
The difference could mean a serious drug offense that leads to a fatal overdose carries an extra 10 years in prison. Sen. JoNell Bakke, R-Grand Forks, …