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Move is part of pilot project to link clients with services

Fentanyl test strips are an example of a harm-reduction strategy that Delaware is employing in hopes of reducing overdose deaths.

Community outreach efforts such as safe needle exchanges, overdose-reversing drugs aim to reduce risks of drug use, like HIV and death in Delaware.

Health officials in Dane and Columbia counties are warning of a spike in overdoses in the area in recent days.

MADISON, Wis. — Health officials in Dane and Columbia counties are warning of a spike in overdoses in the area in recent days. At least seven people suffered suspected drug overdoses in Madison during a 24-hour period earlier this week, Public Health Madison & Dane County said Wednesday, prompting the agency to warn of potentially counterfeit drugs in the community....

Virginia's Beth Macy is back with a follow-up to her acclaimed book about the opioid crisis.

The expansion is part of a comprehensive response to the opioid epidemic, according to an ICHD press release.

The Ionia County Health Department is expanding their Syringe Services Program.

MADISON, Wis. — Public Health Madison & Dane County issued a public health alert Tuesday after a spike in suspected drug overdoses in the area. Officials said the alert is based on ambulance and hospital data that shows daily drug-involved overdoses have more than doubled in the area. PHMDC launched the Overdose Spike Alert system last year. Public Health monitors...

Public Health Madison & Dane County issued a public health alert Tuesday after a spike in suspected drug overdoses in the area.