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Bernalillo County Votes to Run Jail Health Care Itself, With Addiction Treatment Inside the Scope

Commissioners picked a county-led model for care at the Metropolitan Detention Center, naming substance use treatment, peer support and re-entry as services.

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Minnesota's Opioid Deaths Fell for a Third Year. Total Overdose Deaths Still Rose.

Minnesota opioid deaths fell again in 2025, to 671. Total overdose deaths rose 3% as stimulants spread, and a new state alert system went live Oct. 1.

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Virginia Opioid Costs Fell $1.3 Billion in 2024 as Overdose Deaths Dropped 37 Percent

Updated Virginia data link expanded opioid care to $1.3 billion in lower costs and a 37% drop in overdose deaths, while racial and regional gaps persisted.

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Michigan's Prison Overdoses Rose Nearly Tenfold in a Decade. Drug-Soaked Paper Is the Main Route In.

Michigan prisons logged 396 drug overdoses in 2025, up from 41 a decade earlier. Synthetic cannabinoids sprayed on paper are now the main contraband route.

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How to Read Your County's Overdose Data — and What the Numbers Can't Tell You

Anyone can open the federal overdose data behind the headlines. Here is how the four-month lag works, why some counties are hidden, and how to read a trend.

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Take Back Day Is October 24: What to Do With the Pills in Your Medicine Cabinet

DEA's 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. Where to drop off unused opioids — and what to do the other 364 days a year.

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CVS, the Rhode Island-Based Pharmacy Chain, Will Pay $315 Million Over Unlawful Opioid Dispensing

Federal prosecutors say CVS filled invalid opioid prescriptions for 12 years and billed Medicare for them. The settlement adds a DEA monitoring agreement.

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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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New Jersey Township Told the State It Spent Opioid Funds on Drug Education. The Records Point to Police SUVs and Cameras.

Washington Township, N.J. reported $170,446.70 in opioid settlement spending on drug education. An investigation found police SUVs and Flock cameras instead.

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