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overdose-response
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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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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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Alerts
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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DEA Warns of Meth-Laced Counterfeit Pills Sold as Molly and Adderall Across Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
DEA Chicago Field Division warns festival and concertgoers that pills sold as MDMA, ecstasy, and Adderall increasingly contain methamphetamine. What families need to know.
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Ohio Issues Urgent Warning on Orphines and Veterinary Sedatives in Drug Supply
Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center releases two public safety bulletins warning about emerging synthetic opioids (orphines) and veterinary sedatives (medetomidine, xylazine) detected in seized drugs.
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Rowan County Overdose Spike: Animal Tranquilizers Xylazine and Medetomidine Found in Drug Supply
Rowan County, NC health officials issue urgent alert after 120% increase in opioid overdose ER visits. Xylazine and medetomidine detected in local drug supply, complicating overdose reversal.
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Alerts
Cychlorphine: A New Synthetic Opioid More Potent Than Fentanyl is Spreading
CFSRE issues public alert about cychlorphine, a novel synthetic opioid linked to 25+ fatal overdoses. What families need to know about this emerging threat.
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Rhode Island Issues Statewide Overdose Spike Alert: 65 Non-Fatal Overdoses in One Week
Rhode Island Department of Health issues second statewide overdose alert in two months after 65 non-fatal overdoses occurred June 30–July 6, with peak on July 4. What families need to know about the changing drug supply.
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