Members phkrause Posted March 19 Members Share Posted March 19 As opioids overdose deaths keep rising, report urges lawmakers to develop new approaches WASHINGTON — Lawmakers should view America’s staggering opioid crisis, including the rise of illicit fentanyl, through an “ecosystems” approach, argues a massive RAND Corp. report published this week. https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/03/18/as-opioids-overdose-deaths-keep-rising-report-urges-lawmakers-to-develop-new-approaches/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Friday at 10:09 PM Author Members Share Posted Friday at 10:09 PM FL aims to catch up with other states to allow for fentanyl test strips to prevent drug overdoses With more than 106,000 people dying from drug overdoses nationally in 2021, more states are implementing harm reduction tools to deal with the problem, especially when it comes to accidental deaths due to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the CDC. https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/03/22/fl-aims-to-catch-up-with-other-states-to-allow-for-fentanyl-test-strips-to-prevent-drug-overdoses/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Monday at 07:10 PM Author Members Share Posted Monday at 07:10 PM Fentanyl’s newest victims are our children. Partisan gridlock means we aren’t protecting them. Andrew was just 15 when he arrived in my Scottsdale emergency room, pale, lifeless and in cardiac arrest. https://www.azmirror.com/2023/03/17/fentanyls-newest-victims-are-our-children-partisan-gridlock-means-we-arent-protecting-them/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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