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Eskenazi Health installs NaloxBoxes at west side clinic
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Eskenazi Health is taking a step toward the prevention of fatal opioid overdoses. Hoosiers can grab naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan, for free from an unlocked NaloMay 17, 2022
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US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation’s escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and PrMay 11, 2022
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Former teacher wants every school in Indiana to provide Narcan
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Five years ago, Indiana lawmakers passed a measure allowing all schools in the state to stock the opioid-reversal drug Naloxone, also known as Narcan, and train staffMay 3, 2022
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Celebrating Minority Health Month, supporting Certified Community Healthcare Workers
During the month of April, Indiana celebrates Minority Health Month. Margarita Hart, Certified Community Health Worker (CCHW), board certified chaplain and executive director of the Indiana ComApril 28, 2022
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Doctor accused of overprescribing fentanyl to ill people found not guilty of murder
(CNN) — The Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing fentanyl to his critically ill patients and hastening their deaths was found not guilty of 14 counts of murder on Wednesday. William Husel anApril 20, 2022
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Florida groups canvass spring breakers to warn of fentanyl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In the days after a group of West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a South Florida house party, community activists spraApril 9, 2022
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Naloxone machine to be placed in Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — Naloxone can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, from drugs such as fentanyl, heroin, and prescription pain killers. The Naloxone vending machine is the 19th onApril 3, 2022
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Mixed results for Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters approved a ballot measure in 2020 to decriminalize hard drugs after being told it was a way to establish and fund addiction recovery centers that would offer peopleApril 3, 2022
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House votes to decriminalize marijuana, but Senate fate dim
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level under legislation the House approved Friday as Democrats made the case for allowing states to set their own policies on pot.April 1, 2022