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As overdoses soar, so does demand for life-saving drug naloxone
ATLANTA – As overdoses have skyrocketed in Georgia – more than 13,000 this year alone, according to the ... Read more
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Ga. Department of Public Health discusses soaring fentanyl overdose deaths
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health discussed increasing fentanyl overdose deaths, COVID rates, and a mysterious ... Read more
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As Georgia fentanyl overdoses spike, bill to ease access to life-saving test awaits Kemp OK
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Georgians are suffering through a surge in fentanyl overdoses as the synthetic opioid finds its ... Read more
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Kemp breaks down plan for $13 million opioid settlement
ATLANTA — Georgia will be using majority of its $13 million from a multi-state opioid settlement to expand ... Read more
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Shining SunLight on 2017
VALDOSTA — Formed in 2017, the SunLight Project team spent the year delving into topics at the core ... Read more
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Life Saver: Naloxone preventing overdose deaths
This is the fifth part of a month-long look at opioids in Georgia, specifically the SunLight Project area ... Read more
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Surviving an opioid overdose may soon depend on where you live
In southwest Ohio, people die from drug overdoses at more than double the national rate. In the future, ... Read more
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COLUMN: The opioid epidemic is finally a national emergency – eight years too late
“It has been many long, hard, agonizing battles for the last few years and you fought like a ... Read more
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As ‘142 Americans dying every day’, Opioid Commission seeks national emergency declaration
The Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis has asked President Trump to declare a national public ... Read more
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Despite stigma, Narcan still plays consistent role in curbing Indiana county’s overdose death rate
KOKOMO, Ind. — Overdose reversing drug Narcan has gained national attention and acclaim for literally bringing victims across ... Read more