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Los Angeles County Confirms Its First Cychlorphine Death — What Residents Need to Know

Los Angeles County confirmed its first fatal cychlorphine death. Why fentanyl strips miss this potent opioid, and where residents can get testing and naloxone.

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Arizona's Naloxone Coprescribing Law Worked on Prescribing. A New Study Can't Yet Say It Saved Lives

A University of Arizona study finds Arizona's 2018 naloxone coprescribing law sharply raised naloxone prescribing and dispensing — but not deaths.

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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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Coming Home From Jail or Prison: A Family Guide to Reentry and Recovery

The first two weeks after release carry the highest overdose risk of a person's life. A practical family playbook for the first 48 hours and the weeks after.

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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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Federal Rules on 7-OH and Synthetic Kratom Tighten: What the New Threshold Means

The Justice Department set new federal thresholds for 7-OH and MGPI on Oct. 9, 2026. Here is what is now Schedule I, what is not, and how to stay safe.

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When a Loved One Dies of an Overdose: A Family Guide to Grief and Support

Overdose loss carries a grief other deaths don't: guilt, blame, and silence. What research says helps families, how to tell children, where to get support.

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