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Overdose deaths from fentanyl and other drugs in San Francisco went down for the first time in three years according to new data for 2021, marking what experts hope is a leveling off in accidental drug deaths thanks to public-health interventions.

In 2020, 76 people died of an overdose in Flagler County, 44 of which were opioid-related according to data provided by the Florida DOH.

“If there are prescription opioids in your home, NARCAN Nasal Spray should be there, too,” cautioned Deborah McNabb, Advent Director of Community Benefit.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—In a virtual international press conference on June 2, drug experts voiced their concerns about what will happen if a California bill to

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Stir and wake up. and -- came to. >> thank god. >> narcam or naloxone is distributed as part of massachusetts overdose prevention program and dr. alexander wally is the medical director. >> we soon started to hear about parents going to needle exchange. >> today the program distributes naloxene to addicts, first responders and learn to cope, a support group for parents of addicts. >> linda has been going to learn to cope meetings for the past nine years. >> nasal naloxone, narcam is available to...