Por: The Atlantic Health May 03, 2023
The symptoms are the same, but the entire context has changed over the past few decades.Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: Getty; Shutterstock.May 3, 2023, 11:34 AM ETMost likely, the person’s skin color will change. An ashy tone might creep in, or they could turn a shade of blue. If too much fluid pools in their mouth or lungs and mixes with air, foam will appear at their lips. There might be a sound, too—that of light... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion March 22, 2023
Last year, the drug naloxone reversed more than 2,300 overdoses in Maine. Portland paramedics respond to a report that a woman had overdosed on heroin near the intersection of Congress and India streets in 2015; she regained consciousness after being administered naloxone. Derek... + más
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The Boston Globe USA Nation February 24, 2023
Several people who believed they were using cocaine have suffered opioid-related overdoses in Nubian Square, according to public health officials who attribute the disturbing trend to increasing levels of fentanyl in cocaine supplies.The Boston Public Health Commission issued... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Health February 04, 2023
Fatal drug overdoses in 2022 topped 700 people, according to a new report from the Maine Office of the Attorney General, with fentanyl appearing in the majority of cases. “Because fentanyl is so potent and so toxic and very unpredictable in the illicit drug supply,” it is... + más
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Orlando Sentinel USA Nation December 07, 2022
As powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl continue to drive overdose deaths in Central Florida, traditional overdose-reversal methods aren’t working anymore. Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, has been used for years to temporarily reduce the effects of opioid... + más
FDA could approve over-the-counter nasal spray, autoinjectors to treat opioid overdoses | CNBC
Los Angeles Times USA Nation November 30, 2022
Deaths tied to illicit fentanyl have skyrocketed in Los Angeles County, with more than 13 times as many people losing their lives in 2021 than in 2016, according to a report released Tuesday. The findings from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health underscore the... + más
Rainbow Fentanyl: What it looks like and what happens if you overdose | Newsweek
CBS News USA Health November 18, 2022
The top addiction researcher in the U.S. government is calling for the broad deregulation of methadone — a medication that can reduce dependency on opioids — in a major departure from how it is currently made available. Nina Volkow, director of the National Institute on... + más
Project Opioid sends double-strength naloxone to downtown Orlando amid rising overdoses | Orlando Sentinel
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ABC News USA Nation September 23, 2022
A medicine used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose from drugs such as will be available at all K-12 schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District in the coming weeks, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced on Thursday.The Los Angeles County Department of Public... + más
W.Va. announces $147M opioid settlement with CVS, Walmart | ABC News
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