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Record Number of Americans Died of Overdose Deaths in 2021, CDC Says
The Centers for Disease Control revealed Wednesday that the U.S. set a grim record in 2021 with 107,000 overdose deaths.
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North Texas Advocates Hope White House Drug Plan Erases Stigma, Raises Awareness
A North Texas mother says a new plan to combat drug overdoes by the Biden administration may not be enough, but it is a start.
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After Losing Daughter to Fentanyl Poisoning, Greenville Mother Launches Nonprofit to Spread Awareness
A North Texas mother has launched a nonprofit in honor of her daughter to bring awareness of Fentanyl poisoning.
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13-Year-Old's Overdose Death Renews Pleas for Narcan in Schools
The death of a 13-year-old student who apparently overdosed on fentanyl at his Connecticut school has drawn renewed pleas for schools to stock the opioid antidote naloxone, as well as for training of both staffers and children on how to recognize and respond to overdoses.
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Arizona Man Agrees to Plead Guilty for His Role in Mac Miller's Drug Overdose Death
An Arizona man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for supplying counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl to the drug dealer accused of selling them to rapper Mac Miller, who then suffered a fatal overdose, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
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