Patient dies in Nanaimo hospital bathroom after overdose prevention site closes, says doctor
A patient fatally overdosed at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Tuesday shortly after a nearby pop-up service to prevent ...
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Vancouver Island doctors set up overdose prevention sites without government blessing
An attempt by doctors to set up overdose prevention sites on hospital property in Nanaimo and Victoria were shutdown Monday ...
Commentary: Rates of overdose death are declining, but opioid crisis rages on
Commentary: The state's efforts seem to be making a difference, but we've got to do more to address health disparities, among ...
Decrease of overdose deaths in West Virginia part of national trend, data shows
Officials are tracking a downward trend of overdose deaths in West Virginia, which is part of a national trend.Updated data ...
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Community control-not just public health-is essential in addressing overdose in Baltimore
Exploring Baltimore's opioid lawsuit victory and the narratives surrounding addiction and overdose. A call for community ...
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PORT reports significant decrease in county overdoses in past year
It’s been just over a year since the Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) was created in Carteret County, and in that short ...
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West Virginia provisional drug overdose deaths continue downward trend
Provisional drug overdose deaths in West Virginia continue to follow national trends downward since peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Office of Drug Control Policy in the West ...
CDC director looks to future of public health with worry
With two months left in her tenure, CDC Director Mandy Cohen is trying to make the case for her agency and for public health ...
2nd person sentenced in Bettendorf woman’s fatal overdose
A second person has been sentenced in the fatal overdose of a Bettendorf woman, according to court records. Lucas Seitz, who ...