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UConn Health: Opioid data reporting project is saving lives
The state required EMTs and other reporters provide data a little over a year ago, allowing organizations to respond and prevent overdose spikes and 'bad batches'.
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Since October of 2018, FOX61 in efforts with the Governor’s Prevention Partnership has worked with local youth on creating educational and effectiv...
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Oxycontin maker to stop promoting the opioid to physicians
STAMFORD — The company that makes Oxycontin will stop promoting it to physicians on Monday. Stamford based Purdue Pharma also said over the weekend that i...
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‘Nick will not have died in vain!’ President Trump responds on Twitter to Guilford mom
A national effort has been started to end the opioid epidemic after President Trump addressed it as a crisis. A Connecticut mom has turned her personal tragedy...
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Trump honors police officer who adopted baby from mom addicted to heroin
WASHINGTON DC — Officer Ryan Holets says he simply did the right thing when he came across a pregnant woman about to shoot up heroin behind a convenience ...
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Opioids now kill more people than breast cancer
More than 63,600 lives were lost to drug overdose in 2016, the most lethal year yet of the drug overdose epidemic, according to a new report from the National C...
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After officer adopts opioid-addicted baby, mom’s struggle continues
ALBUQUERQUE — A chance encounter with a homeless pregnant woman addicted to heroin put Albuquerque Police Officer Ryan Holets on one of the most emotional...
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Police officer adopts homeless mother’s opioid-addicted newborn
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police officers will often tell you there’s no such thing as a routine call when you’re patrolling the streets. But when A...
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