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NC must prioritize opioid treatment amidst budget cuts
22 Sep 2025 19:10 GMT
… essential. Programs that use Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) in jails — … includes expanding access to naloxone for first responders and … offer treatment in lieu of incarceration for nonviolent drug offenses … be used for opioid remediation efforts. Misuse of …
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Edinburgh drug consumption room 'will save lives' as public consultation approved
22 Sep 2025 15:32 GMT
… consultation on a safe drug consumption room for Edinburgh has … inject, or possibly inhale, drugs. Other staff at the consumption … take home kits of naloxone, a drug which can reverse an … injecting, and possibly inhaling, drugs, the consumption room would also …
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New tools for Jackson police and firefighters aim to curb drug overdoses
22 Sep 2025 15:54 GMT
… general's "One Pill Can Kill" public awareness … of the increased availability of naloxone and fentanyl test strips. … to their arsenals to combat drug overdoses.
Attorney General Lynn Fitch … 's "One Pill Can Kill" public awareness …
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The Street Drug 20x More Powerful Than Fentanyl
21 Sep 2025 16:09 GMT
… in clinical trials or cleared for medical use in … Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
“Because these drugs … take-home naloxone, addiction treatment, and education about counterfeit pills.
“Nitazenes …
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Harm reduction programs for drug addiction at risk of ending with Oklahoma law
21 Sep 2025 12:06 GMT
… reversal medication, resources for mental health care and substance use treatment, and … is uncertain, providers said.
More: Naloxone vending machine program in Oklahoma … that supply clean needles, enable drug use.
For several years, Oklahoma …
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Duncan Purple Ribbon event brought focus to drug crisis
21 Sep 2025 04:07 GMT
… the tragedy of the toxic drug crisis as they hosted their … to the opioid and toxic drug crisis.
It was a day … importantly the day offered naloxone training — a medication that can save lives … for those lost to toxic drugs. Attendees had the opportunity to …
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Townhall II expands drug treatment services in Ravenna
18 Sep 2025 23:47 GMT
… These medications help reduce cravings, effects of alcohol and other drugs, and … daily, weekly and monthly treatment options with medications for opioid use disorder … offers naltrexone, buprenorphine, naloxone and other prescribed medicines as necessary. It …
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Urgent warning issued in Glasgow after deaths linked to contaminated drugs
20 Sep 2025 12:48 GMT
… become seriously unwell after taking drugs, with rapid loss of … difficult to dose accurately.
Drug users have been urgently advised … are also advised to keep naloxone nearby as opioids may … NHSGGC Consultant in Public Health Medicine, said “We would like …
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Scots health chiefs issue urgent plea after ‘number of deaths’ linked to dodgy drugs
20 Sep 2025 10:50 GMT
… drugs’ as police seal of busy Glasgow street
The following night, medics … NHSGGC Consultant in Public Health Medicine, said “We would like … Consultant in Public Health Medicine
Heroin and cocaine has … 13 doses of lifesaving drug naloxone to save one person. …
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Community groups assembling 10K drug overdose kits to prevent deaths in Clark County
20 Sep 2025 03:38 GMT
… Kits.
Narcan, also known as Naloxone, can reverse an opioid overdose … strips can determine if a pill or powder contains Fentanyl or … urged not to consume the pill or powder.
Shine A Light … life-saving drug. It could be anyone who takes a pill or …