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WAER News explores a range of perspectives, from public health and law enforcement to treatment and the impact of opioid settlement funds.
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The people using the drugs are often the first to know the new substances circulating in the community. Sometimes they don't survive.
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Local health experts share difficulty in identifying if xylazine plays a part in the rising number of opioid overdoses.
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The Onondaga County Department of Health has reported an overdose spike alert for opioids after fake pills laced with fentanyl were sold to unsuspecting customers.
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Syracuse drug addiction prevention experts are optimistic about being able to help those struggling with substance abuse under Governor Hochul’s plan to increase spending by $400 million. One of the agencies on the front lines is Prevention Network.
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A coalition of Syracuse-area groups marked the occasion of Overdose Awareness Day Tuesday by calling on Governor Hochul to sign a package of bills aimed at preventing overdoses. They include medication-assisted treatment in jails and prisons and decriminalizing syringes.
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Onondaga County Health officials are growing increasingly concerned that the opioid addiction crisis is worsening because of…and being overshadowed by the…