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... National Institutes of Health established a harm reduction research network to study programs providing services and supplies such as naloxone, a drug that can reverse overdoses, and materials to test drugs for fentanyl, a powerful opioid driving record numbers of overdoses. The new study will be part of that project.
... seizure of a ship carrying Iranian oil off Southeast Asia. Back in this country, the CDC reports the rate of overdose deaths linked to fentanyl more than tripled over five years. New numbers show the rate for every 100,000 people jumped from 5.7 deaths in 2016 to ...
... of resilience despite Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. “If voters let Biden ‘finish the job,’ inflation will continue to skyrocket, crime rates will rise, more fentanyl will cross our open borders, children will continue to be left behind, and American families will be worse off,” Republican National Committee Chair Ronna ...
... for breathing, oxygen level, and provide supportive care. Ali Rogin: What do you think of the Biden administration's announcement this week that xylazine and fentanyl together are going to be treated as an emerging threat? Dr. Raagini Jawa: So, I'm really glad that the ONDCP released this statement ...
Wally Meyers: Well, I mean, a lot of times, it's -- it seems as though they don't -- two doesn't work, seven, yes, seven for me. So I have been in recovery for 10 years, but sober for six-and-a-half. So, I relapsed, overdosed on fentanyl. Seven ...
... it has to essentially be free. And if we can make this -- that treatment more valuable, while making it harder for people to continue using fentanyl or heroin or prescription opioids, I think we'd start to see overdose deaths come down significantly. John Yang: Is the cost of it ...
... Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Emergent BioSolutions is the best-known form of naloxone. It can reverse overdoses of opioids, including street drugs such as heroin and fentanyl and prescription versions including oxycodone. WATCH: Schools stockpile medication to combat rise in fentanyl overdoses Making naloxone available more widely is seen as a ...
... poison out of our neighborhoods are among the most basic governing responsibilities you can possibly think of,” McConnell added, a reference to the country’s fentanyl crisis. “Evidently the Biden administration does not agree or just cannot deliver.” Washington's criminal code hasn’t been updated substantially since it was ...
... Economic uncertainty at home and the grinding war in Ukraine are testing America's resolve. There are no easy answers to stubborn worries over the fentanyl crisis, climate change, gun violence and the lingering COVID-19 crisis. Biden had success drawing Republicans to his side last year, when Democrats controlled ...
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