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Mesa County offering naloxone with kiosks
Mesa County has deployed kiosks that offer free and easy access to naloxone. The first kiosk was placed outside of the Mesa ...
The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office has become the first sheriff’s office in Massachusetts to install a naloxone vending machine, ...
The naloxone being distributed is paid for through a Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program grant and the machine is leased through the same grant funding.
It was during a work trip to the San Diego area when Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian realized the full harm ...
The machine was installed on December 9, and a sheriff’s office spokesperson said it’s already been used 24 times.
Vending machines stocked with items such as crack pipes, condoms, and naloxone are becoming increasingly prevalent across the ...
A newly-introduced life-saving nasal spray has been used for the first time on a woman suffering a potentially lethal opioid ...
Drug abuse remains a critical public health challenge in the US, with more than 80,000 deaths ascribed to opioid overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Thus, the ...
To address this evolving crisis, we must dramatically expand rapid access to treatments for addiction and harm reduction ...
Attorney General Ashley Moody and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioner Mark Glass today announced ...
New data from the state’s Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force shows a drop from the first six months of 2024 compared to the same time in 2023.
Walsall Council, in partnership with The Beacon – Change Grow Live, a local drug and alcohol treatment service commissioned by Public Health, has launched a new animation to encourage residents to ...