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Overdose Response & Public Health
Naloxone, Good Samaritan laws, and crisis trends.
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The Bad Samaritan who returned to help his victims
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$4.8 million settlement reached in deadly state police pursuit
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (1407+ words) The Pennsylvania State Police has settled two civil suits involving five plaintiffs who claimed troopers created a dangerous situation in a 2024 high-speed pursuit through Upper Chichester that led to the deaths of five young people, including a pregnant teen. The…...
Blairsville man sentenced in Altoona drug overdose
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (386+ words) HOLLIDAYSBURG -- A Blairsville man who supplied the drugs that led to the overdose death of a city resident in February 2022 was sentenced Friday morning to five- to 20-years' incarceration. Brian Scot Davenport Jr., 36, pleaded guilty to single felony counts of…...
City of Santa Fe agrees to $1.25 million settlement in use-of-force case
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (1762+ words) Santa Fe police Detective Cesar Ornelas confronts Jeffrey Hurtado during a 2024 incident as Ornelas holds a stun gun and a rifle. Hurtado, who had fatally shot a dog and goat on his property after the dog severely mauled his goat…...
One person still in hospital after prison overdoses
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (427+ words) The Irish Prison Service said that one person from the Midlands Prison remains in hospital following a series of overdoses on Friday. It said the issue was localised within the Midlands Prison and following a targeted security operation and information…...
New drug cychlorphine, possibly 10 times stronger than fentanyl, surfaces in California
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (550+ words) by DANIA ROMERO | KMPH FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) — A deadly drug that wasn’t even on the radar in the U.S. two years ago is now turning up in California — and federal officials warn it could eventually make its way to…...
Delaware Man Indicted on Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Fentanyl Ca
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (367+ words) State of DE - On May 12, 2026, New Castle County Police responded to the home of a 50-year-old Wilmington, Delaware woman for a possible overdose. The woman was found dead with several bags of what was later determined to be fentanyl. An…...
Two arrested in fentanyl overdose death of man found in St. Edward's residence
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (405+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — Two people have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal overdose of a 19-year-old man found unresponsive in a St. Edward's University residence hall in June, Austin police said. Jordan Breck, 22, and Alysia Rodriguez-Mabry, 27, were…...
Rochester Police Rule Out Drug Overdoses as Causes of Labor Day Weekend Deaths
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (214+ words) Rochester, MN (RochesterNow)- The Rochester Police Department has released an update regarding the investigation into two deaths that happened during the Labor Day Weekend. Two of the overdose calls resulted in the discovery of two deceased people. Police described them…...
Ivey awards $262,770 grant to help Alabama forensic labs handle growing opioid caseload
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (300+ words) As opioid-related death investigations increase in Alabama, the state agency that receives evidence from more than 450 law enforcement agencies is getting new equipment to help handle the growing workload. Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $262,770 grant to the Alabama Department…...