OVERDOSE NEWS BULLETIN
News from across the Commonwealth and the Nation
July 29, 2016 to August 5, 2016 .
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08-04-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Public Hearing -Personal Stories |
Recovering addicts tell lawmakers Westmoreland court rehab program works
(Westmoreland)..."The realization in this program that (county) probation cares about my welfare ... working in constant unison with my counselors and case management was an integral part of me believing in myself. Moreover, it has given me the strength to ask others for help to feel better about myself," Patterson said...(TribLive)
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08-03-2016
-Overdose -Occurrence(s) |
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08-02-2016
-Synthetic Marijuana -Overview |
'Darkness' overdoses: What York needs to know
(York) Law enforcement officials say they are not seeing an increase in the use of synthetic marijuana in York County, despite a recent spate of overdoses in other parts of the state and across the country...(York Dispatch)
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08-02-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Funding |
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08-01-2016
-Overdose -Statistics |
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07-31-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Funding |
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07-31-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Overview -Public Hearing |
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07-30-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Overview -Awareness |
Community mobilizes against drugs
(Perry)...Duncannon, Newport and Liverpool residents have found drug paraphernalia at local parks, including used syringes, needles and small baggies commonly used for heroin and other drugs...(PennLive)
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07-30-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Overview -Public Hearings
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New efforts deployed to combat state drug crisis
(Statewide) Twin attempts to gain control of a worsening drug overdose crisis in Pennsylvania are unfolding, with a new set of legislative hearings scheduled to begin Monday and the Wolf administration continuing to roll out a new approach to coordinating drug treatment...(Reading Eagle)
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07-30-2016
-Naloxone -Access -Law Enforcement |
St. Marys police now carrying Narcan
(Elk) St. Marys City Police will now carry Narcan in patrol vehicles to be prepared for opioid overdoses. Most times, EMS arrives first to calls for overdoses, but in those instances when police are on the scene of an incident when someone starts to overdoses, carrying Narcan could save a life...(Bradford Era)
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07-29-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Overview -Statistics |
Overdose deaths climb
(Northeast) Drug overdose deaths in Northeast Pennsylvania are surging to record levels this year due to the emergence of the powerful opioid fentanyl, which is vastly stronger than heroin..(Times Tribune)
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07-29-2016
-Recovery House -Op-Ed |
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07-29-2016
-Synthetic Marijuana -Overdose(s) |
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08-04-2016
-Overdose -Statistics |
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08-02-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Documentary |
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08-02-2016
-Prescription Misuse -Guidelines |
Wisconsin Board Adopts Opioid Prescription Guidelines
(Wisconsin) Wisconsin doctors should prescribe opioids sparingly, tell patients they could become addicted and avoid the drugs as the first option to treat pain, according to new guidelines the state Medical Examining Board recently adopted to combat heroin use...(Insurance Journal)
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08-02-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Personal Stories |
Heroin Crisis: Desperate Families Wonder If Anyone Cares
(Maryland) Nobody cares if heroin addicts live or die. That's the only explanation Carin Callan Miller can reach for the lack of action she perceives as Maryland and the country ineffectually battle a heroin epidemic...(Patch)
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08-01-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Statistics -Insurance |
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08-01-2016
-Overdose -Occurrence(s) -Music Festival |
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08-01-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Personal Stories |
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07-31-2016
-Synthetic Opioids -Field Testing -Law Enforcement |
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07-31-2016
-Opioid Misuse -Fentanyl -Overview |
Illicit Fentanyl Is Amplifying Indy's Overdose Epidemic
(Indiana) Opioid overdose 911 calls are on track to set a new record in Indianapolis this year. Overdoses from the drug fentanyl - the drug that killed Prince - are a disturbing new reality pushing the death rate higher...(WFYI)
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07-31-2016
-Overdose -Statistics |
Nevada is in the top 15 states for drug overdoses
(Nevada)...Nevada is no exception to this tragic trend, ranking among the top 15 states for lethal overdoses with 18.4 deaths per 100,000 residents. Clearly, the overuse and abuse of prescription drugs has evolved into a national epidemic and a public health emergency...(Vegas INC)
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