Florida Senate Panel Advances Bill Making it a Felony to Expose Responders to Fentanyl February 28, 2024 A Florida Senate committee on Tuesday approved an amended bill that could potentially reduce workers’ compensation costs for first responders...
Kentucky Drug Overdose Deaths Decrease for First Time in 5 Years July 23, 2019 By Bruce Schreiner After years of rising death tolls from a surge in drug addiction, Kentucky officials on Thursday reported the first statewide...
Study: Fentanyl Deaths up 122% in West Virginia May 15, 2019 West Virginia University researchers say fentanyl deaths are up 122% in the state. The college released the results of a...
Fatal Drug Overdoses in Ohio Increase to Record Number September 26, 2018 Fatal drug overdoses increased to a record 4,854 last year in Ohio, a 20 percent rise compared with the previous...
Maryland Hits Record-High Drug Deaths, Fueled by Fentanyl July 31, 2018 By David McFadden Maryland, a state that already had one of the country’s most punishing overdose mortality rates, notched a record-high number of...