Emergency department treatment with buprenorphine puts people struggling with opioid use disorder on path to long-term recovery
Patients who struggle with opioid addiction and who are treated by California emergency department physicians are remarkably ...
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Louisville Metro Council approves fourth round of opioid settlement spending
Louisville will spend $2.9 million in on-time opioid settlement funding on expanding addiction prevention programming in ...
Higher opioid deaths among men may be due to sex hormones, new fentanyl study finds
Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been ...
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Libraries are dealing with the opioid crisis too. Here’s what they’re doing to keep people safe
Library staff say addressing substance use and addiction have become yet another societal gap filled by public libraries.
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McLean County Board directs opioid settlement dollars to rural fire departments
The McLean County Board is directing additional assistance from the state Opioid Allocation Fund to rural fire stations in ...
New Chandler opioid crisis team 'aims to make a meaningful difference in saving lives'
A team of trained crisis response professionals in Chandler will answer 911 calls on overdoses and providing life-saving ...
Why a potential $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma opioid settlement frustrates some victims
Opioid victims are not getting a "fair shake" in potential $7.4 billion settlement, a claimant in the Purdue Pharmacy ...
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The Central Valley needs a real solution to combat the opioid crisis
"We need to pass legislation that ensures patients have better access to FDA-approved, non-opioid pain management ...
Opioid dollars will help fund new sheriff's office
Renovations now underway at the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department headquarters were boosted Tuesday when the Mercer County Commission unanimously approved $100,000 in opioid settlement money for the ...
‘Long Bright River’ is best when it offers a humane look at the opioid crisis
Novelist Liz Moore spent years researching Philadelphia’s troubled Kensington neighborhood for her bestselling book “Long ...
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Boulder County DA hires new person to work on opioid prevention, help
The Boulder County District Attorney’s Office has created a new position within their Center for Prevention and Restorative ...
New musical playing at Contemporary Arts Center shining light on opioid crisis
A brand-new rock musical is running at the Contemporary Arts Center, but it's more than just a show. The musical "HIGHER: ...