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California Man Gets 8 Years for Selling Fentanyl Pills Causing Teen Death

California Man Gets 8 Years for Selling Fentanyl Pills Causing Teen Death

70% Center coverage: 17 sources

By Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KSBW) — A Monterey County man has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills to a 15-year-old boy, resulting in the teen’s death. Edward Tellez Solis, also known as Edward Telles Solis, 27, of Marina, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fent…See the Story

Colorado Will Give $3 Million Grant to Boost Local Naloxone Supply as New Data Show Drop in Overdose Deaths

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Colorado Will Give $3 Million Grant to Boost Local Naloxone Supply as New Data Show Drop in Overdose Deaths

86% Center coverage: 7 sources

Colorado will use $3 million from the state’s opioid settlement fund to provide the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to local organizations, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday. The new grant comes as Colorado saw more than 300 fewer people die from drug overdoses in 2024, marking a 15.6% drop from 2023’s total, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month. The CDC projecte…See the Story

Opioid overdose deaths decline in Shasta County amid increased Narcan access

Opioid overdose deaths decline in Shasta County amid increased Narcan access

Coverage: 4 sources

Opioid overdose deaths have been on the decline across the nation since 2023, with a reported 23% decrease from 2023 to 2024, according to the Centers for Disea See the Story

Narcan distribution box installed at Chesterfield County Courthouse

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A Narcan distribution box has been installed at the Chesterfield County Courthouse. According to the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office, the Chesterfield Community Services Board is sponsoring the Narcan distribution box, which is located just outside the exit doors of the Chesterfield County General District/Circuit Courthouse, at 9500 Courthouse Rd. The box gives residents free access to Narcan, an over-the…Narcan · Richmond See the Story

Fostoria officer exposed to suspected fentanyl during traffic stop, revived with Narcan

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A Fostoria police officer was revived with Narcan after being exposed to suspected fentanyl during a traffic stop early Saturday morning.Fentanyl · Fostoria See the Story

Narcan vending machines revival in Oklahoma

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (ODMHSAS) is redistributing the life-saving Narcan vending machines. The vending machines were first implemented in May of 2023 to help curb overdose deaths due to Fentanyl. Nearly a year ago, the state department decided to pull the plug on the vending machines across the state, citing budget concerns and operational challenges. RELATED: ‘Program has not pr…Narcan · Oklahoma City Read Article

Mayor Swartz Debunks Rumors of Moses Lake Library Closure, Calls for Focus on Facts

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Mayor Dustin Swartz is pushing back against growing public concern that the city council is planning to close the public library, calling the rumors a misunderstanding rooted in a separate debate over a Narcan vending…Narcan · Moses Lake Read Article

New Life Recovery holds Narcan education and awareness event

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A Central Fresno rehabilitation facility is teaching community members about Narcan and how it works.Education · Fresno Read Article

San Francisco is fighting opioid overdoses by giving out Narcan at drag shows — and this queen started it

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Drag queen Kochina Rude didn't go to the party intending to assist someone having an overdose — but she had come prepared.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.It was 2021, just past the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the performer encountered a person at a party who had passed out. Seeing that they were unresponsive, which was determined to be due to drug use, Rude administered t…Drag Shows · San Francisco Read Article

Newton County launches state's first free naloxone vending machine to combat opioid overdoses

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Newton County has introduced the state's first vending machine dispensing free naloxone (Narcan) to combat opioid overdoses, accessible 24/7 at the detention center.Narcan · Newton County Read Article

Portsmouth Woman Revived with Narcan by Child Appears in Court

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