OVERDOSE NEWS BULLETIN
News from Across the Commonwealth and the Nation
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(Cambria) As the opioids problem intensified and spread into the small communities and rural areas of Cambria County, local agencies began rolling out programs to address the growing epidemic...
(WITF)
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(Statewide) Governor Tom Wolf announced today that Pennsylvania has received a nearly $5 million federal grant to provide career services, with a plan to return to work and create a mobile app for individuals impacted by the opioid epidemic, as part of the administration’s comprehensive prevention, rescue and treatment efforts...
(Office of Governor)
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(Philadelphia)
The batch of heroin circulating in Philadelphia believed responsible for at least 165 overdoses and 10 deaths last weekend may have been contaminated with a mix of fentanyl and a toxic synthetic cannabinoid...
(Philly)
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(Bradford) Pennsylvania is currently in the process of creating criteria for the licensing and certification of drug and alcohol recovery houses, which will add new oversight and transparency that’s easily accessible to the public...
(Daily Review)
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(Statewide) Some, including Berks County, are supporting an investigation by the state attorney general while others have filed their own lawsuits...
(Reading Eagle)
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(Philadelphia) In a Philadelphia park Friday night, Rachel Freeman watched as a half-dozen people slid into overdoses, a shocking display even for the drug-torn Kensington neighborhood...
(Philly)
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(Allegheny) A promising effort to nudge overdose survivors toward drug treatment has gotten off to a sluggish start, reaching a tiny number of patients in the eight months since it was presented as a centerpiece of the city’s response to the opioid crisis...
(Post-Gazette)
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(Lycoming) A veteran Little League umpire believes it's never too early to start educating young people on the danger of drugs. That is why Barry Rake initiated an educational program in Lycoming County with plastic sport water bottles labeled with the slogan "Too Smart to Start."...
(WITF)
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(Jefferson)...They shared insights during a town hall sponsored by the Sykesville Lion's Club. Many in the audience were searching for information on drug rehabilitation and ways family members can encourage friends or coworkers to seek help...
(WITF)
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(Philadelphia)...Within 24 hours, health officials said, about 100 people had sought help in emergency rooms around the city for an overdose or adverse drug reaction – levels not seen in months...
(Philly)
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(Schuylkill) Although the sky was dark and the rain was heavy at times, supporters of the third annual Out of the Darkness Into the Light Overdose Awareness Festival and Memorial Candlelight Walk showed their commitment to the cause Saturday...
(Republican Herald)
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(Susquehanna)...The medication drugs drop box, similar to a mailbox, greets those who enter the Susquehanna County Courthouse. It is part of the rural county's drug take-back initiative to make it easier for residents to dispose of their unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications...
(WITF)
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(Statewide)...His struggles with addiction could have remained a private family matter, but they chose to help remove the stigma around addiction by being forthcoming...
(Citizens Voice)
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(Juniata) Juniata County residents looking for solutions to the opioid crises should start with their medicine cabinets, local officials said. The problem often stems from the misuse of prescription drugs, said Michelle Beaver, the county's chief probation officer...
(WITF)
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(Statewide) The presentation is simple: A series of monofilament fishing lines hang from the ceiling, and attached to each small plastic baggies. Inside each baggie is a small plastic crystal bead...
(Indiana Gazette)
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(Maryland) Fentanyl continues to be behind most opioid-related overdose deaths in Maryland, which set a record in 2017, a new state report says...
(Patch)
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(Kentucky) Illicit fentanyl claimed more lives than ever before in Kentucky last year, the Kentucky Office of Drug Policy reports. Meanwhile, heroin-related deaths declined...
(Cincinnati)
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(Georgia) The number of Georgians who have died from an opioid overdose has more than doubled since 2010, according to preliminary data from the Georgia Department of Health. In just a year's time more than a hundred more-people died in 2017 compared to 2016...
(WSBRadio)
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(District of Columbia) More than 260 people have overdosed on synthetic drugs in D.C. in the past 10 days alone, and officials are warning that a potentially fatal batch has hit the streets...
(NBC Washington)
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(National)...Now, Farrell is looking to set things right. He’s the engine behind one of the most daunting legal endeavors in modern U.S. history: more than 800 lawsuits brought by cities and counties against central figures in the opioid tragedy—the makers of prescription painkillers and the companies that distribute them...
(Bloomberg)
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(New Jersey) As New Jersey continues to battle an unprecedented surge in fatal drug overdose, one woman recovering from addiction took a moment to thank those who work to rescue others from the brink of death...
(Philly Voice)
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(National) For almost 80 percent of inmates, life after release often lands them back in prison. For others, that “revolving door” stops with a fatal drug overdose, usually days after their sentence ends, researchers said...
(Newsweek)
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(Statewide)...As a result, some state and federal officials are now warning that excessive prescribing of a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines or “benzos” is putting more people at risk of dependence on the pills and is exacerbating the fatal overdose toll of painkillers and heroin..
(Omaha)
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(New Hampshire) By August 13, New Hampshire must submit its application for $23 million in federal funds to help fight the opioid crisis. It's far from a blank check, however. The 81-page application includes numerous requirements and focuses on medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, as well as prevention and recovery services...
(NHPR)
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