LAKESIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new billboard in Lakeside that depicts the message “Fentanyl Steals Families” is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and the ongoing epidemic of fentanyl-related overdoses. On Saturday, moms Laura Brinker and Caroline Walker joined dozens who have lost loved ones to drug overdoses in an effort […]
Eugene Police on Saturday reported three fentanyl overdoses including one fatal in the Washington Jefferson Park area and are urging caution due to a “potentially deadly batch” of the drug. Officers responded to reports of a deceased male on the sidewalk at West Fourth Avenue and Washington Street and found evidence indicating a recent overdose, […]
Jun. 5—JAMESTOWN — Two Jamestown people were arrested after their 2-year-old child suffered from a fentanyl overdose, according to Stutsman County Sheiff Chad Kaiser. Christopher William Johnson, 40, is facing formal charges of endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult, a Class B felony, reckless endangerment, prohibited acts, possession of drug paraphernalia, Class C felonies, […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officials said they continue responding to a 1000% increase in overdose calls after they reported more than 30 “suspected overdoses” and four deaths on Monday, City of Austin Chief Medical Director Heidi Abraham said during a media briefing. Around 9 a.m., the city experienced a sudden surge in opioid-related calls. A rapid […]
Anti-overdose efforts in New York have gained access to $335 million in opioid settlement funds so far, but mounting drug deaths have now fueled a push for a state emergency declaration to combat the public health crisis. New York’s continued struggle to curb overdose deaths — which set new record-highs last year by claiming more […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A mother was forced to relive moments of grief after four Sedgwick County inmates overdosed on Tuesday. Destiny Clayton’s daughter died of an overdose at the jail in May 2023, nearly one month before her release date. Courtesy: Destiny Clayton The Sedgwick County Jail had 20 overdoses in all of 2023. […]
Life expectancy rose to 77.5 years on average in 2022, a slight increase of 1.1 years from 2021, according to new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Life expectancy at birth increased 1.1 years…largely because of decreases in mortality due to COVID-19, heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, and homicide,” the report stated. […]
WORCESTER — The agenda for the City Council meeting Tuesday night includes a communication about the city’s strategic plan to handle opioid overdoses; an analysis of the crash-prone intersection of Franklin, Suffolk and Norfolk streets; and an update on the current fiscal year budget. Opioid overdoses City Manager Eric D. Batista submitted the Department of […]
Jan. 19—The Oneonta Narcan Initiative Team unveiled a new tool — a ONEbox — that will help in the opioid crisis. The Narcan dispensary boxes were presented during a press conference at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center on Friday, Jan. 19. Twenty-one area businesses are the first in the state to receive ONEboxes, which […]
According to Allegheny County Police, the 1-year-old daughter of Jeffrey Carter, 36, from Clairton, accidentally overdosed and nearly died from the animal tranquilizer xylazine, also known as tranq, back in April. Carter was charged just days later and officially arrested this week. He was arraigned Tuesday and denied bail. He’s being held at the Allegheny County […]
Scientists have developed an antibody treatment that shows promise in blocking the potentially deadly effects of fentanyl for nearly a month, raising hopes for a new tool to combat overdoses. Tests in animals found that the treatment could effectively block the effects of fentanyl, laying the groundwork for assessing whether the medication will prove effective […]