Tag: Drug Overdose Deaths
Dublin Startup Creates Opioid Addiction Treatment Technology
A company based in Dublin, Ohio was recently designated as one of 12 companies awarded funds for technological projects focused on fighting the opioid...
California Expands Opioid Overdose Antidote Access
On Thursday, June 14, California’s top health official issued an order which will make the opioid overdose antidote naloxone available to anyone in the...
More Overdoses Caused by Synthetic Opioids Than Prescriptions
As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States from coast to coast, the number of overdoses caused by synthetic opioids has outpaced...
Google Partners with DEA to Combat Opioid Crisis
A partnership between tech giant Google and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will aim to combat the opioid crisis through various strategies,...
Record Number of Fatal Overdoses in West Virginia
Despite a downward trend during the summer months, West Virginia experienced a record number of fatal overdoses in 2017, according to data from the...
Overdose Deaths Surge; CDC Report Blames Fentanyl
The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a report last week that revealed a 21% increase in the number of overdose deaths...
Same Number of Drug Overdose Deaths as 2016 in New Hampshire
According to data from the New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s Office, the state saw the same number of overdose deaths in 2017 as it did...
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