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Memorial Grows to 800 crosses – Drawing Attention to Overdose and Addiction Crisis

VIDEO – WHEN WILL IT END? – Aug. 21, 2026 - “A lot of people, if they’re not dealing with drug addiction, they don’t even really think about it until it happens to their family.” It happened to Salo and her family... Read More...

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Sheriff Honors Daughter Who Died From Addiction

NO ONE IS IMMUNE – Aug. 22, 2026 - Atlantic County Sheriff Joe O’Donoghue attended the annual Overdose Awareness event at Angels in Motion Community Wellness Center in Pleasantville, New Jersey. O’Donoghue returns... Read More...

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A Recovering Addict’s Heartbreaking Story – With an Unhappy Ending

DRUG ADDICTION SUCKS – Aug. 10, 2026 - Married at 18, she began using herself, experimenting with meth and was eventually prescribed Percocets and a form of promethazine after a painful surgery at 19. Not only ... Read More...

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Mom Avoids Prison in Daughter’s Fentanyl Overdose Death

NOT EVEN A DAY? – Aug. 11, 2026 - A mother has avoided jail time in the fentanyl overdose death of her toddler daughter. Farrah Blair Bates, 25, has pleaded guilty to chemical endangerment of a child resulting ... Read More...

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Facility Offers Free Lifesaving Overdose Reversal Kits

WANTED OR NOT – Aug. 2, 2026 - “Sometimes people are not ready to stop yet, so if they are going to be using, we want them to be as safe as possible,” said Lora Nesting, peer recovery specialist. “Preventing an overd... Read More...

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Hayden Panettiere Suffered Apparent Overdose

VERY SAD – Aug. 17, 2026 - New details have been revealed about the last moments of Hayden Panettiere’s life. According to dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE, officials were heard discussing an “overdose” and “cardia... Read More...

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Paris Jackson says: “My friend OD’d on my Drugs, I had to keep him alive.”

VIDEO – Featured - Give a Life, Save a life. – Aug. 12, 2926 - Michael Jackson’s daughter appeared on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast in an episode published Wednesday ... and she explained her new track “Sire... Read More...

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Mindfulness Offers Cost-effective Alternative for Treating Opioid Addiction

IT’S ALL ABOUT MONEY TO THESE ANIMALS – Aug. 7, 2026 - An epidemic of opioid addiction costs the United States as much as $4 trillion per year in health care, criminal justice and lost productivity costs. But an evid... Read More...

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78-year-old Georgia Woman Overdoses on Fentanyl After Prescription Mix-up at Pharmacy

VIDEO – BUYER BEWARE VERY AWARE – July 21, 2026 - Betty Thomas, 78, said she unknowingly used fentanyl patches for nearly three weeks after a Publix pharmacist in Decatur, Georgia, allegedly gave her another customer... Read More...

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Overdose Rates Soar After Incarceration

SAD WAY TO GO – July 24, 2024 - On their way out the door, corrections officers offer people getting released from the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton a bag with the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone, dru... Read More...

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Man Survives Being Shot then Dies of an Overdose

IRONIC and TRAGIC – July 10, 2026 - A man who was shot during an officer-involved shooting in downtown Albuquerque last weekend has died of an apparent overdose after he was released from the hospital, Juan Ortega, 4... Read More...

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How OxyContin and the Opioid Epidemic Reshaped American Communities

GREEDY CAPITALISM KILLS – July 17, 2026 - In 1996, Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin, a potent and addictive narcotic, with a deliberate commercial strategy. OxyContin would enter through the cancer-pain market, where... Read More...

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Nashville Police Report 6 Fatal Overdoses in One Day

VIDEO – ONLY SAD MUSIC – July 16, 2026 - More than 300 overdose reversal kits were handed out to affected neighborhoods Wednesday by Neighborhood Safety Unit Sergeant Anthony Cucci and partnering Metro agencies. “... Read More...

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Florida County Sees 56% Drop in Opioid Deaths — Biggest Decrease in the Confederacy

MORE CARE- LESS DEATHS – July 6, 2026 - The county is being recognized as Florida’s top performer, after cutting opioid-related deaths by more than half in just one year. “There were several years, back around 201... Read More...

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4 Inmates Overdosed on Mojo Inside Jail

SUE SUE – July 9, 2026 - Mojo, a synthetic cannabinoid that can be sprayed on a piece of paper and ingested, has been linked to multiple overdoses behind bars. West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Chief of Criminal Oper... Read More...

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Germany Reports ‘shocking’ Rise in Drug Deaths Under 30

NOWHERE IS IMMUNE – July 8, 2026 - Lorant, 46, said he turned to drugs as a form as ‘self-medication’ to cope with depression .In 2025, 2,150 people died as a result of taking drugs, up from 2,137 in 2024 and just un... Read More...

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Albertsons Fueling Opioid Crisis

RALPH'S JEALOUS? – July 10, 2026 - “Between 2006 and 2022, Albertsons dispensed more than 641 million opioid pills into Washington, most of which had red flags that weren’t cleared before they were dispensed. At... Read More...

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Overdoses in L.A. Jails Fueled by Long Waits For Addiction Treatment

SAD BUT TRUE – June 19, 2026 - Cleavotta Morgan said her son, Daejon Morgan, called her every day from his cell at Men’s Central Jail. The 20-year-old inmate would ask her to pass the phone around to different member... Read More...

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1 Dead & 5 Unconscious in String of Drug Overdoses

A TRAGIC TREND? – June 25, 2026 - Responding officers found five unconscious people, all suspected of drug overdoses, who were treated at the scene. Police told DC News Now that officers administered Narcan to three ... Read More...

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Drug Overdose Deaths in Hotels and Motels

CHECKING OUT FOR GOOD – June 25, 2026 - In 2024, at least 2,327 drug overdose deaths that were unintentional or of undetermined intent occurred in hotels and motels. Location-specific overdose data might help guide d... Read More...

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Researcher Wins $5.6M Avant Garde Award to Prevent HIV & Hep C & Overdosing

WE NEED MORE OF HER – June 23, 2026 - “This project will combine community perspectives with cutting-edge AI tools to help health departments better understand local needs, allocate resources more effectively and ult... Read More...

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Andy Dick Seen in Public After Near-Fatal Drug Overdose

THE RETURN OF – May 31, 2026 - Dick, 60, was photographed at a booth at the Hollywood Show convention on Friday, May 29, where he was seen chatting with attendees and signing various pieces of memorabilia. He appeare... Read More...

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‘Euphoria’ Finale Pays Tribute to Accidental Overdose Victim, Angus Cloud

RUE DIES, FEZCO LIVES – June 2, 2026 - At a screening of the finale in New York City on Sunday night, the HBO series’ creator Sam Levinson dedicated his opening remarks to the late actor, who died at age 25 in ... Read More...

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U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Falling — But the Numbers Still Tell a Serious Story

TRACKING THE NUMBERS – May 26, 2026 - New federal data suggests the nation’s drug overdose crisis may be easing somewhat — at least compared to the devastating peaks seen in recent years. According to the la... Read More...

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Turning Grief into a Lifeline for Thousands

BEING OF SERVICE – May 29, 2026 - Points of Light is proud to share the following uplifting and inspiring story. However, we acknowledge that portions of this story may be difficult for some readers. We encourage you... Read More...

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Limitations of Naloxone in Reversing Overdoses

DIER BEWARE – April 2026 - “Our study shows that the current doses of naloxone may not be sufficient to reverse overdoses caused by newer synthetic opioids,” said study lead author Maarten A. van Lemmen, Ph.D., of th... Read More...

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‘Pill Mill’ Laws Cut Opioid Deaths and Overprescribing

REMEMBER LAWS? – May 19, 2026 - Overprescribing in problematic pain clinics is driven by profit motive, which increases when opioids are both prescribed and dispensed by the provider. Pill mills typically dispense op... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Fall for 3rd Straight Year

VIDEO – GREAT NEWS FOR ADDICTS – May 13, 2026 - About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight an... Read More...

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Series of Overdoses Are Public Safety Concern in Portland

VIDEO – POLICE CAN HELP – April 27, 2026 - Police said there were seven suspected overdoses in just 20 hours. WATCH ... Read More...

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Overdoses Spike for Visitors to OC in California

DIZZYLAND – April 26, 2026 - Visitors to a 10-city region in Orange County, California, with a large concentration of substance use disorder treatment centers experience disproportionately high levels of overdose. Th... Read More...

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