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Interview: Kara Sepulveda, Public Health Assistant for Quinnipiack Public Health District. She discusses the stigma surrounding the opioid epidemic and how the availability of naloxone and fentanyl test strips can work to mitigate the number of overdose deaths due to contaminants like fentanyl.

Interview: Kara Sepulveda, Public Health Assistant for Quinnipiack Public Health District. She discusses the stigma surrounding the opioid epidemic and how the availability of naloxone and fentanyl test strips can work to mitigate the number of overdose deaths due to contaminants like fentanyl.

(Robert Davis) – Opioid overdoses in Nevada grew by 55% and accounted for 788 total deaths in 2020, according to a state report. Nevada’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program, which oversees the surveillance of opioid overdoses in the state, compiled the report using data from the Nevada Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System. According to […]

The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County is hosting the regional Path 4 Hope Virtual Summit on Oct. 12, 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each

Overdose deaths in Allegheny County rose 22% in 2020, an increase likely spurred by the stress and isolation wrought by the covid-19 pandemic, officials said. Across the county, 689 people were victims of fatal overdoses, a majority of which had some amount of fentanyl in their systems: 77%. Overdose deaths

The Broward Sheriff’s Office has a new tool in its efforts to combat the opioid crisis and other drugs. Their new device — the portable MX908 — allows deputies to rapidly field-test substances and detect trace amounts of hundreds of other narcotics and illegal substances.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office has a new tool in its efforts to combat the opioid crisis and other drugs. Their new device — the portable MX908 — will allow deputies to rapidly field-test substances and detect trace amounts of hundreds of dangerous drugs such as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as cutting agents used in illegal drugs, according to its manufacturer and ...

A new online drug data hub for Maine, with the potential to improve care, inform policy and ultimately save lives, is the latest impactful tool in response to the state’s opioid epidemic, according to the University of Maine, in a news release...

A new online drug data hub for Maine with the potential to improve care, inform policy and ultimately save lives is the latest impactful tool in response to the state’s opioid epidemic.  Maine Drug Data Hub, designed to maximize the collection of actionable data and evaluate the impact of interventions, was established through a partnership among the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, the Office of the Attorney General, the University of Maine, and several state a...

The Liberty Bell Award was presented to Aida Seeraj, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Inspire to Rise Inc. The Jacksonville Bar Association presents the annual Law Day recognition to someone who isn’t an attorney but has made significant contributions to the legal community or the community at large. A native of Juncos, Puerto Rico, Seeraj came to the U.S. with her family and grew up in Southwest Florida. Seeraj’s first experience with community service was in 1990, when she volunteered wi...