Wider Availability Of Naloxone Could Help Curb Drug Overdose Epidemic

Wider Availability Of Naloxone Could Help Curb Drug Overdose Epidemic
It will be the first law enforcement agency in California to do so. Capt. James Bovet said San Diego County has seen epidemic levels of drug abuse. “Starting with prescription medication, and then really morphing into heroin,” Bovet said. “And we’ve …
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Report shows weed use among teens higher than ever
When it comes to teenage drug abuse, the San Diego health report shines a light on a problem that appears to be getting worse: more marijuana use among seventh graders. KUSI went to another source to get confirmation. “It’s really easy to bring weed to …
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Federal judge blocks Mass. from banning Zohydro
The San Diego-based drugmaker is hailing the ruling. Patrick says he’s disappointed and the state will look for other ways to combat its drug abuse problem. The state argued Zohydro would exacerbate illegal drug use because it can be easily crushed …
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New drug raises concerns
It’s called Zohydro, a new product from the San Diego-based pharmaceutical company Zogenix … country,” Manchin said in a statement last month. “The prescription drug abuse epidemic has already damaged and destroyed the lives of far too many …
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Brazen Bull
He was a former Marine who was in and out of homeless shelters, hospitals, and the occasional jail cell, with eleven misdemeanor convictions for trespassing, public drinking, drug possession, and the like. … Two senior Rikers officers who were …
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Santa Fe Launches Drug-Tip Hotline Targeting Heroin Dealers
Photo courtesy of the California Highway Patrol. April 17, 2014. SANTA FE, N.M. – Santa Fe city leaders are counting on a new hotline to encourage people in the community to report suspected drug dealers as authorities deal with increased heroin use.
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