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DEA: Xylazine ‘even deadlier’ than fentanyl
(CNN) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert Monday about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer also commonly known as “tranqMarch 20, 2023
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Naloxone training aims to combat growing opioid crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Opioid overdoses have dramatically increased over the last two years, the Marion County Public Health Department says. Black and brown communities are included in those numMarch 13, 2023
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Jury quickly finds Murdaugh guilty of murder of wife, son
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in a case that chronicled the unraveling of a poweMarch 2, 2023
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FDA advisers favor making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter
(CNN) — If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan may soon be sold in vending machines, big box stores, grocery stFebruary 15, 2023
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Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Jessie Blanchard started small nearly five years ago, just trying to get enough of the rescue drug naloxone that reverses opioid overdoses to keep her daughter from dying from anJanuary 29, 2023
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Biden inspects US-Mexico border in face of GOP criticism
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region after two years in offiJanuary 8, 2023
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Supreme Court asked to bar punishment for acquitted conduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury convicted Dayonta McClinton of robbing a CVS pharmacy but acquitted him of murder. A judge gave McClinton an extra 13 years in prison for the killing anyway. In courtrooms aDecember 28, 2022
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Final tally: Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday. The official number was 106,699, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreDecember 22, 2022
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Final tally: Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday. The official number was 106,699, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PreDecember 22, 2022