Carlos Santiago, an ambassador and driver for the Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition (now known as the Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance), works at a mobile overdose prevention event in 2022 ...

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Patients who come to the emergency department following an opioid overdose have a 1-year mortality rate of about 5%. In this study, 17.8% of patients received a referral for outpatient treatment, 42.4 ...

NIH-funded study demonstrates life-saving potential of providing medications for opioid use disorder in carceral settings A study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds that ...

The rate of Alaskans dying from drug overdoses declined by 5% in 2024 compared to the year before. That’s a welcome reduction after the state saw its highest number of overdose deaths on record in ...

Pharmacology, prescribing requirements, and patient preference are crucial factors in choosing opioid agonist treatments.

Still, overdose deaths and opioid addiction remain a major public health concern that harms families and friends and also negatively impacts communities and economies by taxing social services, law ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

Naloxone kits can be found at the recreation center, senior center, swim club and library, Borough Hall, Wood Park and Sylvan Park. LEONIA — While the number of opioid overdose deaths has seen a ...

CREOKS Health Services in McAlester gave its first quartly update on the city’s opioid abatement program to council this ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 15, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has released ...

New Jersey is celebrating a significant drop in overdose deaths, with the latest figures showing a decrease to 1,312 in 2025, ...