California teen's death from fentanyl underscores dangers of social media drug markets
Zach Didier, 17, of California was found dead in his room after taking a fentanyl-laced pill SOURCE: FOX NEWS By Angela Bertorelli| Fox...
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Good morning. Drugs made in labs now cause most U.S. overdose deaths.
By German Lopez SOURCE: The New York Times 100,000 deaths For much of human history, people got their drugs from nature. Marijuana comes...
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DEA zeroes in on China as fentanyl deaths soar
BY NORAH O'DONNELL SOURCE: CBS NEWS The leading cause of death for Americans between 18 and 45 isn't COVID-19 or car accidents — it's...
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First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day Launches on May 10, 2022
A Diverse Coalition of Nonprofits, Corporations, Government Agencies and Schools come together to raise awareness about fentanyl in fake...
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Teen overdose deaths are rapidly rising -- but not because more of them are using drugs
By Madeline Holcombe, SOURCE: CNN (CNN)Teen overdose deaths have been rapidly rising, even as their drug use hits a low, according to a...
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‘Not a perfect tool’: FOX 12 looks into how fentanyl testing strips should be used
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Given a major increase in overdose deaths from fentanyl, there are more conversations happening now about prevention
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Fentanyl: Why the potent drug poses a big threat to students, colleges
SOURCE: University Business By: Chris Burt The rates of overdoses in the United States continue to rise exponentially among young adults....
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Two Portland teens died of suspected accidental fentanyl overdoses within 24 hours, police say
Two McDaniel High School students died of suspected accidental fentanyl overdoses within 24 hours this week, setting off community warnings
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Parents warn of fentanyl danger after two Portland students die from accidental overdoses
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police say two Portland Public Schools students died within 24 hours of each other from overdoses.
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Fentanyl inferno: Monument dad talks about drug epidemic that took 2 sons
Source: The Gazette DEBBIE KELLEY Matt Riviere can hear his sons’ voices in his head saying, “That was really stupid, Dad.” But Andrew...
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Middle-school children fall prey to fatal fentanyl overdoses
By: Jen Christensen, CNN Source: CNN Health (CNN)At age 14, Alexander Neville was still very much a curious kid. He was a Boy Scout who...
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'Same day delivery': Parents warn of fentanyl dealers targeting kids on Snapchat
Countless dealers are now advertising on the social media app Snapchat using a cryptic code of emojis.
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Opioid overdose deaths to ‘grow exponentially’ without action – study
Report warns opioid crisis has a ‘good chance’ of spreading globally as overdose deaths from all drugs increased during the pandemic
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Unintentional drug overdoses led to 200,000 years of lost life for US preteens and teens who died be
In one five-year period, teens and preteens in the US may have lost about 200,000 years of life to unintentional drug overdoses, accord
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EXCLUSIVE: Mother reacts to murder charge against teen accused in her 12-year-old's fatal overdose
By: J.R. Stone Source: ABC7NEWS The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office said Tuesday a 16-year-old drug dealer was arrested and...
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Not all schools are warning students about fentanyl dangers
Source: Portland Tribune Kim Cortes-Martinez January 10 2022 Portland-area school districts take vastly different approaches to drug...
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Overdose deaths continue to rise; one Ellensburg family tells their story of loss and grief
Source: The Seattle Times By Phil Ferolito Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash. ELLENSBURG — Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is a silent killer....
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'It's a public health crisis': 2 UW-Milwaukee students die from drug overdoses involving fentanyl
Source: Wisconsin State Journal David Wahlberg | Wisconsin State Journal Dec 23, 2021 From what his parents know, Cade Reddington bought...
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Killed by a pill bought on social media: the counterfeit drugs poisoning US teens
Source: The Guardian Erin McCormick in San Francisco | Thu 23 Dec 2021 02.00 EST Accidental deaths soar among young people amid a...
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Fentanyl overdose hits record-breaking level for young adults, data shows
Source: KATU2 ABC by Evan Schreiber, KATU Staff | Thursday, December 23rd 2021 New death data from the Centers for Disease Control and...
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