7 dead since Sunday sparks worry that elephant opioid carfentanil may be back
A surge of suspected overdose deaths this month in Cininnati has health officials questioning whether deadly carfentanil ...
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Sonoma County supervisors approve $16 million spending plan for opioid settlement funds
The spending plan outlines: $11.6 million for community proposals supporting treatment; $3.8 million to put toward the county ...
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Sonoma County Allocates $12.7 Million from Opioid Settlement to Combat Drug Crisis
Sonoma County commits settlement funds from opioid manufacturers to address its drug crisis, with a focus on treatment and ...
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Opioid Prescribing in EDs Entails Low Risk for Harm
When prescribing opioids for acute pain, physicians should be attentive to a patient’s individual risk factors, according to ...
Smithtown Board Approves Opioid And Addiction Task Force Creation
The initiative will focus on prevention, education, resource accessibility, and reducing the stigma surrounding addiction.
Santa Rosa County invests $1.2M in settlement funds to fighting opioid crisis
Santa Rosa County will spend opioid settlement dollars to help people jailed for drug crimes continue treatment and recovery ...
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Emergency department opioid prescriptions linked to future use and hospitalisations
New research links emergency department opioid prescriptions to small increases in future opioid use and hospitalisations ...
‘It changes at one person at a time:’ Applications open for Forsyth Co. Opioid Settlement and Behavioral Health Funds
Forsyth Couty is set to receive more than $37 million in Opioid Settlement funding over 18 years, and it's offering it to those fighting the opioid epidemic locally. How one organization says it's tur ...