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Vending machines have become one of the latest tools in the fight against the opioid crisis.
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The dashboard tracks fatalities related to the powerful, synthetic opioid dating back to 2014 and compares those to overall drug deaths in Texas.
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Possession of fentanyl test strips will no longer be a crime in Kansas. The new state law also means pharmacies, online retailers and harm-reduction programs will be able to legally distribute the strips.
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Oklahoma state lawmakers unanimously passed two bills ensuring access to opioid antagonists for at-risk communities. But, they joined Gov. Kevin Stitt’s stack of vetoes.
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A billboard shows the faces of young people who have died. Posters show the difference between fentanyl and other prescriptions drugs. And a video presented to seniors shows a student overdosing in his car.
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The state’s federally funded “More Narcan Please” program ran out of money in January, in part due to high demand. Advocates say Texas should invest more in the harm reduction effort.
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TxCOPE crowdsources its data from harm reduction groups across the state to help track and prevent overdoses.
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Kansas is one of just a few states without a good Samaritan law that encourages people to call 911 when they witness a drug overdose, and it doesn’t permit syringe service programs that provide sterile injection equipment.
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The drug is now the leading cause of overdose deaths in Harris County.
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A $30 million grant program aims to mitigate the fallout from drug addiction and overdoses. Officials say Cruz’s comments about it are misleading.