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Dane County Alert: Overdoses Reported as Cocaine Use Showed Opioid Symptoms

Dane County issued an overdose spike alert after five EMS overdose calls in under 24 hours. Several reported cocaine use, but symptoms were opioid-like.

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Bernalillo County Declares a Fentanyl Emergency as New Mexico's Overdose Deaths Climb

Commissioners voted 5-0 to declare a civil emergency, handing the county manager emergency powers as New Mexico's overdose deaths rise and the U.S. total falls.

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Wood County, Wisconsin Issues Overdose Alert as Fentanyl-Tainted Supply Circulates

Wood County health officials issued an overdose alert after a week-long rise in overdoses, warning that pills, cocaine, heroin and meth may contain fentanyl.

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Robeson County Overdose Spike: Sheriff Warns of a Stronger Supply as Fluorofentanyl Spreads

Four suspected overdose deaths in one week in Robeson County, North Carolina, and a sheriff's warning about a fentanyl analogue that routine tests miss.

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New Federal Data Maps How Adulterants Spread Through the U.S. Fentanyl Supply

A NIST study of 4,563 samples shows how adulterants move through the U.S. fentanyl supply — and why test strips and hospital screens miss most of them.

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Fentanyl Test Strips and Drug Checking: A Family Guide to Safer Use

Fentanyl test strips can detect fentanyl before an overdose happens. Learn how the strips work, how to use them correctly, where to get them, and their limits.

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St. Louis County Issues Public Health Alert After Nearly 200 Nonfatal Overdoses in North County

Nearly 200 suspected nonfatal overdoses since late August, concentrated in the 63136 ZIP code around Jennings. What the alert says and how to respond.

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Medetomidine Withdrawal Is Landing Fentanyl Users in the ICU — New Data Shows How Fast It Grew

New JAMA research finds ICU-level care for medetomidine withdrawal among hospitalized opioid users quadrupled, reaching nearly a third of patients in 2025.

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Cychlorphine Is Spreading Nationwide — and Fentanyl Test Strips Often Won't Detect It

Ohio health officials warn that cychlorphine, up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl, is showing up in pills and powders — and typical fentanyl test strips miss it.

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