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US Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civilDecember 4, 2023
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Hamilton County trains educators to use medication to combat opioid crisis
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Educators in Hamilton County will be receiving special training in using a lifesaving medication that can reverse overdoses to help combat the opioid crisis. The HamilNovember 28, 2023
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Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatNovember 19, 2023
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Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month were undeniably scary, some containing traces of fentanyl or white powder, accoNovember 18, 2023
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Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices, an attack that appeNovember 9, 2023
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Election offices receive letters filled with fentanyl, other substances
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent letters filled with fentanyl or other substances to local election offices, an attack that appears to have targeted multipNovember 9, 2023
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Puppy saved with Narcan after ingesting heroin in park in Boston’s South End
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The South End is on high alert after a dog ingested opioids at the Southwest Corridor Park. Nancy Rittenhouse walks her beagle puppy, Fynn, onNovember 9, 2023
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Biden administration calls on schools to stock naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug
(CNN) — Overdose deaths among teens have been on the rise for years, and the Biden administration on Monday urged schools to purchase and carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone. In aOctober 30, 2023
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Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
(AP) — Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure while dealing with losses and opioid-related lawsuits. The company said ROctober 16, 2023