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Officials urge public to carry Narcan

Health and law officials and urging the public to carry Narcan, especially after three children under the age of 1 overdosed in Everett in the span of four days.

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AI Supercharges Fentanyl Production And Distribution, Study Finds

One need not be a world leader in AI-assisted pharmacology to start illicit drug production. You simply need to understand the key precursor chemicals, AI and synthesize.

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Wisconsin Drug Take Back Day; unwanted drugs disposed safely

Saturday, April is Drug Take Back Day in Wisconsin. It provides everyone with a safe way to get rid of unwanted prescription drugs.

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SF supervisor says Mayor Breed's proposed Tenderloin curfew hurts small businesses

San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, who represents the Tenderloin, fired back at the mayor's proposal to limit after-midnight retail in the troubled district. 

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Grady Judd: 4 people arrested in 'largest fentanyl seizure' in Polk County history

Four people have been arrested in what Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd calls the ‘largest fentanyl seizure’ in the county’s history.

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Park Plaza, Walmart become collection sites for National Prescription Drug Takeback Day

On Saturday, Apr. 27, multiple locations across Little Rock are set to participate in DEA National Prescription Drug Takeback Day by hosting buyback events.Loca

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Large drug bust results in 15 arrests, including Riverside County deputy

According to the DEA, this investigation prevented the distribution of more than 10 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl within the Inland Empire and throughout the US.

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Antioch high schooler overdoses on fentanyl

A student at Deer Valley High School in Antioch overdosed on fentanyl and had to be administered Narcan before being taken to a local hospital. 

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opioid epidemic: McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say

The probe is focused on whether McKinsey engaged in a criminal conspiracy when advising Purdue and other pharmaceutical manufacturers on marketing strategies to boost sales of prescription painkillers that led to widespread addiction and fatal overdoses, two of the people said.

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Naloxone to be handed out by nonprofit at Georgetown's Two Step Inn

A nonprofit will be passing out free Naloxone at Georgetown's Two Step Inn amid the ongoing fentanyl epidemic.

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