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Monroe County couple charged in three overdose deaths in Vermont, Georgia, Alaska
A Monroe County man and woman accused of supplying drugs that resulted in three overdose deaths pleaded not guilty.
Overdose deaths in the U.S. fell 17% in 1-year period, CDC says
Members of the Biden White House celebrated the report but said there's still more work to be done to further reduce overdose deaths.
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Two charged with selling fentanyl resulting in three deaths
Two people from Monroe County are facing charges after investigators say they sold fentanyl that resulted in three overdose deaths. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, James P. Cullen V, 30, ...
Biden's DEA Administrator Touts Massive Decline in Fentanyl Overdoses
Anne Milgram, appointed in 2021, has been at the helm of the DEA through the height of the synthetic opioid crisis.
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U.S. overdose deaths fell 17% in one-year span
Advertisement The data represents "the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths, ever, and this is no coincidence ...
How drug overdose deaths have plagued one generation of Black men nationally for decades
In Chicago and dozens of other U.S. cities, the recent rise of fentanyl has put older Black men in particular jeopardy.
Drug deaths are claiming lives of older Black men. This N.J. county is among the worst in the country.
Consistent with a national trend, Black men born between 1951 and 1970 are dying at rate that outpaces other groups ...
A fentanyl antidote is saving lives. But it isn’t ending the fentanyl crisis
The death toll from fentanyl is falling as communities flood the streets with naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug. But deadly ...
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U.S. Overdose Deaths Linked to Fentanyl May Be Declining
Fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses declined in the United States in 2023 compared to 2022 Growing tolerance to the drug among illicit drug users and prevention programs might be behind the trend ...
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Multnomah County homeless deaths in 2023 show ‘devastating toll’ of fentanyl crisis: Report
Multnomah County released its 2023 Domicile Unknown report on Friday, showing an increase in deaths among homeless people and ...
Canada Records 50,000 Opioid Overdose Deaths Since 2016
Nearly 50,000 people in Canada died of an apparent opioid overdose from January 2016 to June 2024, with fentanyl playing an increasingly prominent role in fatalities, the national health agency said ...