Smithtown launches task force to tackle opioid crisis
In February, the Smithtown Town Board approved the formation of the Opioid and Addiction Task Force. The group will work with ...
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Indiana saw a major drop in fatal drug overdoses in 2023
Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Indiana saw one of the country's biggest year-over-year drops in fatal overdose deaths in 2023, per new CDC data. Why it matters: Overdose deaths seem to be falling as ...
An ice rink to battle addiction? Investigation finds odd uses of opioid settlement funds.
Ice rinks and toy robots: an investigation finds some questionable uses for money from the opioid settlement fund that was ...
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Travis County outlines the next year of opioid overdose prevention strategy
Even as the Trump administration attempts to gut every kind of federal grant bolstering local services, from transportation to public health and beyond, Travis County is still managing to continue its ...
What is gabapentin? Here's why it's so controversial.
Here's who gabapentin was originally approved for, what it's used for today and why it's becoming a drug of increasing ...