Coroner: Frequency of overdose deaths ‘comes and goes’ in Muskingum County
ZANESVILLE – The opioid epidemic claimed the lives of thousands of Ohioans in 2020. That led the Muskingum County coroner to prepare for a tough …
US doctor whose son died of drug overdose shares 12 emojis every parent should know
In the US, deaths from drug overdoses have reached a record high during the pandemic; according to the National Safety Council, people are more …
Sheriff’s office: Fentanyl among ‘problematic’ drugs in region
“Deputies often see methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl or its derivatives involved in overdose cases and drug–related deaths.” Adding to the power …
HELP4WV partners with WV Drug Intervention Institute to offer free naloxone:
West Virginia experienced a 45% increase in the number of overdose deaths in 2020. An estimated 1,275 West Virginians met an untimely death last …
San Diego nonprofit uses hip hop summit to shed light on fentanyl deaths
He overdosed on it in August — two days after the funeral of a close friend who died from a fentanyl overdose. Another friend happened to have Narcan …
Hays Police Department warns of increasing danger of drugs in the city
After a recent increase in drug overdoses in Hays, including two deaths, law enforcement is concerned national trends of increased opioid and other …
SNP’s Angela Constance calls for four nations meeting on drugs law reform
… on dangerous substances and widen the availability of treatments which prevent overdose deaths‘, and I wondered if you were including overdose …
Glasgow police use life-saving antidote to drug overdoses eight times since March
The nasal spray, which can reverse opioid–related drug overdoses, is being carried by officers in the city’s East End under a six-month pilot.
30% Extra Individuals Died by Overdose in 2020
Central Florida is one instance, reporting a 70% rise in drug overdose deaths in the course of the peak of the lockdown in comparison with a 12 …
Drug overdoses are rising statewide as pandemic restrictions fall
AMR is predicting overdose deaths in Manchester will exceed last year’s total of 39. “One death is too many, and we want to do everything we can to …