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Northwestern Health Unit issues public drug alert following death, string of overdoses
31 Jan 2026 04:18 GMT
… with benzodiazepines or other illicit drugs.
Naloxone, which is used to … overdose, there’s less naloxone available in the community … drugs alone, when no one is there to administer naloxone … just checking expiry dates on naloxone,” Stanley said. “People often …
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Drug overdoses, reactions up, Chatham-Kent Public Health warns
30 Jan 2026 20:48 GMT
… health unit said. Multiple naloxone doses may be needed to … withdrawal is considered a medical emergency and may require hospitalization … of drug poisonings.
For more on getting a free naloxone kit … OVERDOSE
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Give naloxone if an opioid overdose …
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Mounties in Punnichy area arrest alleged fentanyl trafficker after drug alert issued in area
30 Jan 2026 20:12 GMT
… communities to help identify drug activity and combat the … safe.”
According to the drug alert issued by the … naloxone kit, calling the National Overdose Response Service and using drug … services.
“The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act protects individuals who …
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1 death, 5 other severe drug poisonings lead to health unit alert
30 Jan 2026 20:12 GMT
… benzodiazepines “or other illicit drugs.”
Stanley said they were … has told Newswatch taking street drugs is like “Russian roulette” … included checking expiry dates on naloxone, not using alone (the … both available), and using drug test strips.
The strips, …
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Drug alert issued for medetomidine in Saskatoon
30 Jan 2026 16:21 GMT
… drug alert regarding medetomidine, a veterinary sedative not reactive to naloxone … and increasingly found in opioids.
The drug is … unsuspected victims of unregulated drug supply,” PHR paramedic Stacia … day record of 256 drug poisoning calls for …
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It Could Be the Next Blockbuster Drug. There’s Just One Part No One Wants to Talk About.
30 Jan 2026 11:31 GMT
… pill.
Medicine used to be, essentially, treatment with nothing. “The normative history of medical treatment … trials are the gold standard in the FDA … antidepressant effect owed to, say, inducing neuroplasticity, the drug … psychedelics as pharmaceuticals—faces an …
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VicPD warns of spike in drug poisoning in Victoria linked to veterinary sedative
30 Jan 2026 03:50 GMT
… sedative commonly used in veterinary medicine that is now appearing mixed … naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid drug poisoning.
In several recent incidents, naloxone … immediate medical help in any suspected overdose situation, even if naloxone has …
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What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone
29 Jan 2026 22:20 GMT
… opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone, increase access to addiction treatment medications and support … with the Drug Enforcement Administration, holds vials of fentanyl pills at … .
Several studies show that medication treatments, sometimes referred to as …
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Drug poisoning advisory issued for Port Alberni
29 Jan 2026 22:03 GMT
… Island Health has issued a drug poisoning overdose advisory for … .
The advisory states that drug poisonings are increasing in the … 3699 Third Avenue, get drugs checked, carry Naloxone, only use one … five seconds and give them Naloxone.
People can text “join” …
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Rapid Review Quiz: Drug Abuse
29 Jan 2026 21:29 GMT
… of drug abuse focuses on early identification and evidence-based treatment … pharmacologic therapies, such as medication-assisted treatment, with behavioral interventions and … support when needed, and administering naloxone. Synthetic opioid effects are …