Doctors with UVA Health say they’re seeing an increase in crisis calls for drug misuse in the Blue Ridge area.
Activists call for overdose prevention sites
With the New York State legislature currently in an extraordinary session, activists are wasting no time calling for their preferred legislation to be considered.
Arrest photos released of Colorado Springs parents whose toddler died from fentanyl overdose
Police in Colorado Springs released the mugshots of the parents of a toddler who died last year of exposure to fentanyl.
Opinion: Here's how you can save someone's live from a fentanyl overdose
The Center for Disease Control reports that fentanyl overdose is now the national leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45.
Parents of 18-month-old who died of fentanyl overdose in November arrested
The parents of an 18-month-old who died of a fentanyl overdose have been arrested and charged with Child Abuse Knowingly/Recklessly Resulting in Death, a Class Two Felony.
Lompoc ER distributing free doses of Narcan to address rates of overdose
In an effort to address drug overdose deaths in Lompoc and throughout Santa Barbara County, the Lompoc Valley Medical Center emergency department is distributing free doses of Naloxone nasal spray ...
18-month-old child Colorado Springs child dies of Fentynal Overdose
Colorado Springs Police are investigating the death of an 18-month-old child. CSPD says they responded to a call for a dead child on November 12, 2021. The investigation found the child died of a ...
S.F. supervisor calls for overdose prevention plan as city prepares to close controversial Tenderloin Center
A San Francisco supervisor is pushing for the city to develop an overdose prevention plan in the wake of Mayor London Breed’s decision to close at year’s end the controversial Tenderloin Center — a ...
Meth, marijuana, 9 long guns seized after Catawba County overdose call, deputies say
Investigators seized over five pounds of meth, marijuana and 10 guns from a home in Catawba after deputies responded to an overdose call Thursday, according ...
Drugs crusader calls for overdose prevention centre in Scotland's drug death capital
Drugs crusader Peter Krykant is seeking to set up an Overdose Prevention Centre in Scotland's worst drug deaths blackspot. Krykant, who won international renown for his unofficial drugs van in Glasgow ...
Calls for overdose prevention centre to tackle Dundee drug deaths
Harm reduction charity Cranstoun is meeting with politicians this week to make the case for a facility in the city.
Sununu calls for anti-drug vigilance in face of overdose “bump”
At a news conference outside Concord Hospital, Sununu cited cartel-manufactured fentanyl-laced drugs as a “new evolution.” ...
