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www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
New York City

An Overdose Antidote Becomes a Tricky Issue at Some Nightclubs

Partygoers carrying Narcan, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses, have reported incidents of having it confiscated by security guards at music venues in New York City.
The incidents highlight the challenges the city faces in addressing the opioid epidemic, with one New Yorker dying of a drug overdose every three hours. [ more ]
www.npr.org
4 months ago
Health

In 2023 fentanyl overdoses ravaged the U.S. and fueled a new culture war fight

2023 marked the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the U.S., with over 112,000 fatal overdoses.
The crisis has deepened the cultural divide on how to address the issue and has disproportionately affected young people and people of color. [ more ]
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4 months ago
Public health

D.A. reveals OD stats for 2023: 'This should stop every Staten Islander in their tracks'

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - In what District Attorney Michael E. McMahon calls the "crisis of our lifetimes," drug overdoses claimed the lives of people on Staten Island and throughout New York City at alarming rates in 2023.
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