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Stimulant Overdose: Why Naloxone Doesn't Work and What Actually Saves a Life

Meth and cocaine overdoses kill by heat, heart and seizures, not slowed breathing. What families should do in the first ten minutes, and why 911 matters.

Oct 30, 202614m

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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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Clark County Overdose Deaths Fall 30% as Naloxone Effort Hits Its Saturation Goal

Clark County overdose deaths among residents fell 30% in the first half of 2026, and fentanyl deaths fell 37%. Here is what changed, and what has not.

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Colorado Adds $3.5 Million to Free Naloxone, Extending It Through 2028

Colorado's attorney general is adding $3.5 million in opioid settlement money to the state fund that gave away 364,072 free naloxone doses last year alone.

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First MGM-15 Death in San Francisco: the 'Cat's Claw' Supplement That Contains an Opioid

San Francisco confirmed its first fatal overdose from MGM-15, a kratom-derived opioid sold as 'cat's claw' in smoke shops and gas stations. What to know.

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When Your Loved One Is Homeless and Using Drugs: A Family Guide to Engagement, Harm Reduction, and Housing

Your adult child is sleeping outside and using drugs. What the federal data says, what Housing First actually requires, and the steps that help this week.

Oct 15, 202614m

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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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