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Dramatic Decreases in Drug Deaths

HOPE IS IN THE AIR – Nov. 24, 2025 - Drug deaths in New Hampshire fell 33.4% from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative. That’s the largest single-year decrease in over a d... Read More...

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Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Funds Wisely?

FOUND MONEY LOST – Nov. 2025 - In March 2022, companies involved in the opioid crisis reached a settlement with New Jersey that would provide the state $1 billion over 18 years. These funds were generally understood ... Read More...

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The Opioid Crisis We’re Not Measuring

WHY NOT? – Nov. 19, 2025 - We Can’t Fix the Opioid Crisis If We Don’t Know What’s Killing People. Much of our country still relies on toxicology panels built for yesterday’s drug supply. These panels can reliably ide... Read More...

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Judge Orders Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion in Opioid Settlement

MURDERERS ROW – Nov. 14, 2025 - In thousands of lawsuits, Purdue and members of the Sackler family were later accused of aggressively marketing OxyContin, while misleading doctors and patients over its addiction and ... Read More...

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The ‘Empty Shoe Project’ Honors Lives Lost to Addiction

VIDEO – STEPS NEVER TAKEN MEMORIAL – Nov. 9, 2025 - To honor lives lost to addiction in Delaware, “Hope on Deck” placed a piece of footwear where loved ones would have stood. It’s called the “Empty Shoe Project,” ... Read More...

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Cincinnati: One Day Sees 30 Horrifying Heroin Overdoses

SHOULD BE LEGAL AND REGULATED? – August 23, 2025 - Cincinnati emergency crews responded to 30 heroin overdoses in the course of one day Tuesday, August 23. Officials said most of the overdoses were located in the we... Read More...

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4 Softball Team Members Found Dead After Overdose

SOFTBALL TRAGEDY – October 22, 2025 - Four members of the same softball team were found dead from apparent drug overdoses inside a Fullerton apartment. The Fullerton Police Department’s Communication Center received ... Read More...

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Fewer Than Half of Drug Overdose Survivors Go to the Hospital

INDEPENDENT ADDICTS – Oct. 23, 2025 - The researchers found that 25.7 percent of participants had experienced at least one NFOD in the prior year. During the most recent NFOD, use of naloxone was reported by 82.1 per... Read More...

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Libraries in Chicago Reduces Overdose Deaths

GO BEARS – Oct. 17, 2025 - Even libraries have become part of the city’s arsenal in the fight against drug overdose deaths. Chicagoans can get free drug test strips at the city’s public libraries – as well as naloxon... Read More...

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Man Ferrying Cocaine from UK to Dubai in His Stomach – Dies of Overdose

TOO SAD – Oct. 6, 2025 - Jensen Westhead - the 20-year-old British man swallowed several bags of cocaine at a hotel in Manchester, and two days later, they exploded on a flight to Dubai. Jensen Westhead was found dea... Read More...

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Deadly Mix Drives Staggering Rise in Overdose Deaths of Seniors

MARKETING MATTERS – Oct. 17, 2025 - Among adults 65 and older, overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants — like cocaine and methamphetamines — have surged 9,000% in the last eight years, which matches rates... Read More...

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More Kids Losing Parents to Overdose, Suicide and Homicide

HOME GROWN ORPHANS – Oct. 16, 2025 - “Parental deaths from overdoses, homicides, suicides, and other substance-related causes are associated with more adverse health outcomes and higher rates of early mortality in th... Read More...

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Overdose Scientist Receives MacArthur ‘genius’ Award

SCIENCE MATTERS – Oct. 8, 2025 - Nabarun Dasgupta digs through drug overdose data obsessively, scrutinizing the latest numbers from around the U.S. for clues about America’s deadly overdose crisis. Fatal overdoses we... Read More...

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Thousands of Tombstones on National Mall Mark Overdose Deaths

DYING FOR A FIX – Sept. 28, 2025 - Nearly 4,000 hand-painted tombstones were placed on the National Mall, stretching from 7th St. SW to 12th Street SW this weekend. The tombstones featured the names, pictures and ... Read More...

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Opioid Addictions Often Untreated As Youth Overdose Rapidly Rise in U.S.

HORRIBLE – Sept. 26, 2025 - In 2023, 557 teens died of opioid overdose, nearly threefold as many as in 2018, while adult opioid deaths only went up by 65% during this time, according to the study. Drug overdoses are ... Read More...

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How a Doctor Went from Treatment Pioneer to Window Washer in Prison

BECAUSE HE’S GUILTY – Sept. 24, 2025 - Doctors could prescribe methadone for pain but needed special permission from the Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe the medication for opioid use disorder. S... Read More...

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After Losing His Mother To An Overdose – Billy Strings Plays to Honor Her

AUDIO – MUSIC HEALS – Sept. 8, 2025 - Singer-songwriter Billy Strings says his guitar has been his best friend for as long as he can remember. “I slept with my guitar when I was 4 or 5 years old,” he says. “I’d put i... Read More...

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Seniors Get Poor Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

WHY? – Sept. 3, 2025 - Opioid use is a growing health problem for older adults in the U.S. Drug overdose deaths for people age 65 and older increased 11.4% between 2022 and 2023, per Centers for Disease Control and P... Read More...

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‘You’re not alone’

VIDEO – TAKE HEART – Sept. 3, 2025 - More than 1,400 Virginians died from drug overdoses last year — a sobering statistic of an epidemic plaguing countless Virginia families. Some government agencies and area reso... Read More...

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Inmates Less Likely To OD After Release If Provided Methadone

HARM REDUCTION WORKS – Sept. 12, 2025 - County jail inmates who receive medication to treat their opioid addiction have a lower risk of overdose after their release. “These findings demonstrate the importance o... Read More...

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Doctor Responsible for Fatal Overdoses Has To Give Up Properties

LOCK HIM UP – Sept. 2, 2025 - The pill scheme happened between at least April 2019 and January 2024. According to prosecutors, Allingham would write prescriptions for opioids and amphetamines without properly assessi... Read More...

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Progress Fighting Overdose Deaths Could Be In Jeopardy

VIDEO – OH NO – Aug. 27, 2025 - Experts say there’s some encouraging progress when it comes to preventing overdose deaths. NBC 7 anchor Catherine Garcia explains why some believe that progress might be stopped. CO... Read More...

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International Overdose Awareness Day AUGUST 31

EVERY DAY – Aug. 21, 2025 - Each year on August 31, communities around the world observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to honor the lives lost to overdose, support those affected, and work toward preve... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Decrease 27% in 2024

LET THE SLIDE CONTINUE – May 2025 - Annual drug overdose deaths are projected to reach their lowest level since 2019. Almost all states across the nation saw decreases; Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Vi... Read More...

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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Lead to 1000 More Overdose Deaths A Year

GRAVEYARDS REJOICE – July 25, 2025 - The day before the bill passed the House, a group of researchers sent a memo to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, estimating that the package would... Read More...

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New Tax Law Will Only Increase Overdose Deaths by 1000 Each Year

PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION – July 18, 2025 - The Republican tax bill signed into law earlier this month could result in a significant death toll for people seeking treatment for opioid addiction, according to a group of... Read More...

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Doctor Accused of Trading Opiates For Sex

NOT QUAALUDES? – July 18, 2025 - Dr. Karla issued more than 30,000 prescriptions for oxycodone to over 1,500 different patients. At various times, Karla would issue as many as 50 prescriptions for oxycodone in ... Read More...

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‘Mother Methadone’ Reclaims Empathy Against Opioid Stigma

AUDIO – MOTHER TERESA OF ADDICTS – July 18, 2025 - Like many young doctors, Melody Glenn wasn’t getting much sleep. It was the late 2010s, and she was working shifts at several Bay Area hospitals. Sometimes, driving ... Read More...

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Mass Overdose Event Hospitalizes Over 2 Dozen

INSANITY – July 15, 2015 - The event, caused by a bad batch of an unspecified drug, prompted a surge in 911 calls. Experts think a potent batch of fentanyl might have caused the overdoses and that the specific blend ... Read More...

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‘16 And Pregnant’ Star Arrested In Overdose Death

IT ALL WENT WRONG – July 7, 2025 - Whitney Purvis, who appeared in the first season of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant back in 2009, was arrested today on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection to a fatal overdose.... Read More...

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