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Guides
How to Help Someone Who Refuses Addiction Treatment: A Family Guide to Compassionate Support
Evidence-based strategies for families when a loved one refuses addiction treatment. Learn about CRAFT, setting boundaries, harm reduction, and staying connected while protecting your wellbeing.
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News
Kentucky Invests Opioid Settlement Funds in Rural Harm Reduction Hubs to Combat Addiction
Eastern Kentucky's 'Hub' initiative brings naloxone, syringe services, and peer support to four of the nation's most impoverished counties using opioid settlement dollars.
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Alerts
DEA Warns: Deadly Nitazenes Detected in Northshore Louisiana Drug Supply
DEA New Orleans issues urgent alert about nitazenes in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes following fatal overdose spike.
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News
Florida's $3.76 Billion Opioid Settlement: How Settlement Funds Are Helping Drive Down Overdose Deaths
Florida has secured nearly $3.8 billion in opioid settlement funds while reporting significant declines in drug overdose deaths. Here's how the state is investing settlement dollars in treatment, prevention, and harm reduction.
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News
Colorado Distributes $45 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds to Expand Treatment and Harm Reduction Services
Colorado Department of Law announces new opioid settlement allocations targeting treatment access, prevention programs, and harm reduction across the state.
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News
Pennsylvania's Overdose Prevention Program Reaches 100 Partners as State Reports Nearly 30% Drop in Overdose Deaths
Pennsylvania's DDAP says its free naloxone and test strip network now spans 100 partner organizations statewide, with overdose deaths down nearly 30% over three years.
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Alerts
Mid-Michigan Drug Deaths Up 37% as Medical Examiner Detects Carfentanil, Medetomidine in Local Supply
UM Health-Sparrow's Q1 2026 drug report shows 48 deaths across seven Mid-Michigan counties, up from 35 a year earlier, with carfentanil and medetomidine now appearing in toxicology results.
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Alerts
Bangor on Pace to Pass Last Year's Fatal Overdose Total, Maine's Monthly Report Shows
Maine's June 2026 overdose report shows Bangor has already recorded 23 fatal overdoses this year against 35 in all of 2025, even as statewide deaths trend down.
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News
Springfield, Missouri Puts Free Naloxone Outside All 13 City Fire Stations
Springfield Fire Department is installing free, 24-hour naloxone distribution boxes at all 13 city fire stations, expanding low-barrier overdose reversal access across the community.
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