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Arizona attorney general to help lead prescription drug disposal event to prevent opioid misuse
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes will participate in an event on Saturday, April 26, aimed at raising awareness and ...
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More than 1,000 pounds of prescription drugs and opioids collected on Drug Take Back Day in El Paso County
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Opioid deaths in Onondaga County are at lowest since 2017, data show
Syracuse, N.Y. – Onondaga County opioid overdose deaths are the lowest since 2017, new health department data show. But the ...
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Four Vancouver pharmacists face discipline over allegations of mishandling prescription opioids
Four Vancouver pharmacists have been handed interim disciplinary measures by the College of Pharmacists of B.C. over ...
RFK Jr. urges Americans to dispose of medicine safely — and to not flush them
On National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is urging Americans to dispose of their ...
Chico State hosts drug take back event to combat opioid misuse and protect the community
Chico State Police, in collaboration with the Office of Prevention Education and Outreach, hosted a prescription drug take ...
'ONEbox' program aiming to curb opioid overdoses in Volusia County
Each of the small, first-aid-like packages carries the opioid-overdose-reversing medicine naloxone, PPE, and an instruction ...
Granite Staters clean out their medicine cabinets for 'Drug Take Back Day'
The time to start spring cleaning is underway, but the Drug Enforcement Agency wants to know the last time you cleaned out ...
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DEA drug takeback day runs nationwide
The Drug Enforcement Administration held its annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m - 2 p.m. today.The DEA’s ...
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Once drug dependent and desperate, this Vermonter had a problem. Now he’s part of the solution.
Not selling dope, selling hope,” says Justin Johnston, a Brattleboro police arrestee turned assistance team staffer who’s helping others escape the hard knocks of substance use and the streets.
Justice Department axes hundreds of grants that help crime victims and fight opioid abuse
The terminated grants also touch local government groups focused on research, statistics, and efforts to reform things like ...
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Stanislaus County continues fentanyl awareness with empty chair display at mall
Stanislaus County’s Opioid Safety Coalition will have an empty chair display at Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto from Friday ...