#opioidoverdoses — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #opioidoverdoses, aggregated by home.social.
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Wyoming Department of Health: New Online Tool to Help People Find Naloxone Launched by the Wyoming Department of Health. “The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is excited to announce the Community Naloxone Resource Map. This new online tool makes it easier for people to find naloxone at no cost in their local communities.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/17/wyoming-department-of-health-new-online-tool-to-help-people-find-naloxone-launched-by-the-wyoming-department-of-health/ -
WRAL: “Every life is worth saving”: How a UNC researcher’s website is connecting communities to naloxone. “Delesha Carpenter began her career as a researcher focused on pediatrics. A little over seven years ago, her path took an unexpected turn following the deaths of two close friends…. The website features an interactive map of all 100 North Carolina counties, rating them based on the […]
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A Houston-based agent with the DEA says the region has seen an increase in the presence of nitazenes, synthetic opioids that are more potent than fentanyl.
#HealthScience #Houston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #DEA #DrugEnforcementAdministration #Nitazene #OpiodAbuse #OpioidOverdoses #SyntheticDrugs
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"The data suggests that some of the tools used to combat #opioidoverdoses, such as naloxone, the #overdose-reversing medication, were having a significant impact. But researchers and federal and state health officials have puzzled over the exact reasons for the decrease, including why #overdoses have fallen so much in recent months.
The pace of the decline “is such an anomaly in the last 20 years”."