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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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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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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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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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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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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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Guides
How to Get and Use Naloxone: A Family Guide to Overdose Reversal
Naloxone reverses opioid overdoses and is available without a prescription. Learn where to get it, how much it costs, and exactly how to use it in an emergency.
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Indianapolis Officials Warn: Synthetic Drugs Mixed with Fentanyl Are Making Marion County's Drug Supply Deadlier
DEA Indianapolis, the Marion County Coroner's Office, IMPD, and county prosecutors issued a joint public safety warning on August 3, 2026, as emerging synthetic substances increasingly appear in local overdose deaths.
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Ocean County's First Harm Reduction Vending Machine Opens in Toms River, Offering Free 24/7 Naloxone and Supplies
Ocean County's first harm reduction vending machine is now operating in Toms River, NJ, providing free, anonymous, 24/7 access to naloxone and overdose prevention supplies.
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