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By time Jeanne Nearhoof, of Lycoming County, and her mother went to a naloxone distribution site Thursday, there wasn’t any left.
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Eighty locations across Pennsylvania are getting ready to hand out free naloxone this Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The effort is intended to make the opioid overdose reversal drug more accessible to people who may need to use it on friends or family members battling addiction.
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In some countries, doctors prescribe medical-grade heroin to patients with long-term addiction. Could it ever happen in New York? A new report from RAND Corporation outlines the pros and cons.
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A group of 17 hospitals across upstate New York are participating in a pilot program meant to cut down on the number of opioid prescriptions given out after a visit to the emergency room.
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TRANSFORMING HEALTH - A study from University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health shows drug overdose deaths have steadily increased over the past four decades, years before prescription opioids first flooded the streets.
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KEYSTONE CROSSROADS - The U. S. Senate passed sweeping legislation intended to combat the nation's opioid crisis in a 99-1 vote on Monday evening.
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Like many others, Stacy Zeigler's story of addiction begins in a doctor's office.