Funding cuts for fentanyl test strips raise concerns: "It doesn't make sense"
Test strips cost about $1 each and can be used to check drugs for dangerous contaminants, including fentanyl and xylazine.
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Test strips cost about $1 each and can be used to check drugs for dangerous contaminants, including fentanyl and xylazine.
A recent dip in overdose deaths has been credited in part to wider naloxone access.
A Euless woman is advocating for a bill in the Texas Legislature after her husband's death.
The vending machines have saved at least three lives since they were rolled out last year.
Members of the Biden White House celebrated the report but said there's still more work to be done to further reduce overdose deaths.
As we continue to see an opioid crisis in our communities, there's an overwhelming push to combat this.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News.
September is National Recovery Month.
Health officials say Narcan is fairly simple to use and could save lives.
The City of Coppell recently put bleed control kits and Narcan mist in 19 different AED boxes around the city.
The Dewitt Perry Middle School nurse and several staff members saved a 13-year-old student's life on April 4.
In the 12-month period ending in Oct. 2022, the United States recorded 101,750 overdose deaths, primarily from opioids.
A new study published online March 8 by The American Academy of Pediatrics notes more children under the age of five are dying from overdosing on opioids.
As more and more young people are suffering fentanyl poisoning leading to an overdose, local law enforcement officials are prioritizing getting the drug off the streets.
During the coronavirus pandemic, federal agencies changed rules to allow qualified clinicians to remotely prescribe buprenorphine, even to new patients.
