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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Opioids, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 386stories have been published about Opioids which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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National Data Shows Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2024 but Still Higher than Pre-Pandemic

Canadian Healthcare · Canada

National Data Shows Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2024 but Still Higher than Pre-Pandemic

62% Left coverage: 13 sources

5 Surprising Opioid Use Disorder Statistics | News Channel 3-12

Fentanyl · United States

5 Surprising Opioid Use Disorder Statistics | News Channel 3-12

50% Center coverage: 12 sources

Charlie Health reports that nearly 10% of Americans have a drug use disorder, with many not receiving necessary treatment amid ongoing opioid crises.See the Story

Michiganders Dying From Drug 10,000 Times More Potent than Morphine

Opioids · Michigan

Michiganders Dying From Drug 10,000 Times More Potent than Morphine

100% Center coverage: 6 sources

The potent synthetic opioid, developed for large animals, threatens to reverse Michigan's recent progress in reducing overdose deaths.See the Story

Over 2,200 Boxes of NARCAN Dispensed From Minneapolis Vending Machine in Its 1st Year

80% Center coverage: 5 sources

After installing a NARCAN vending machine last year, the city of Minneapolis has dispensed over 2,200 boxes of the drug, leading city officials to install another machine in May.Home Office · Denver See the Story

Gaza: Oxycodone Found in Flour Bags Distributed by US-Israeli Aid Centres?

Coverage: 4 sources

It is being widely reported that Oxycodone pills were found in flour bags distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Gaza. We tell you what we know about these allegations in this edition of Truth or Fake.Hamas · Gaza See the Story

Charlotte eighth graders advocate for political issues in trip to D.C.

Andrew Arriola was nervous. He and his 8th Grade classmates from Trinity Episcopal School in Charlotte had arrived in Washington, D.C., with a packed schedule. Over the next three days, they were scheduled to meet with Capitol Hill lawmakers to discuss issues the students deemed important to the United States – topics such as affordable housing, immigration and asylum, education funding, human trafficking and substance abuse. Arriola and his cl…Opioids · Charlotte Read Article

Yvan Leclair – Drug Trafficking

(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – An early morning RIDE program by members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) resulted in an individual being arrested and charged. Officers were conducting a RIDE program on Highway 62 at County Road 3 at 3:00 a.m. on July 1, 2025. A vehicle entered the RIDE program and officers conducted an investigation. As a result, an individual was arrested, and officers seized a quantit…OPP · Peterborough See the Story

Speedballing, the Deadly Mix of Stimulants and Opioids, Requires a New Approach to Prevention and Treatment

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Speedballing—the practice of combining a stimulant like cocaine or methamphetamine with an opioid such as heroin or fentanyl—has evolved from a niche subculture to a widespread public health crisis. The practice stems from the early 1900s when World War I soldiers were often treated with a combination of cocaine and morphine.Opioids · United States See the Story

Half of drug overdose deaths in Alaska involved methamphetamine

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

While opioids have been involved in most of Alaska’s drug overdose deaths, another drug is a frequent contributor to those outcomes: methamphetamine. A little over half of the fatal overdoses in Alaska from 2017 to 2023 involved methamphetamine use, most commonly in combination with opioids but also sometimes in combination with other types of drugs, said a new bulletin released by the state Depar...Methamphetamine · Wrangell Read Article

Black Emergency Department Patients Less Likely to Be Treated with Opioids, More Likely to Misuse Them Later

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A new study examining racial disparities in unmet pain treatment finds that patients suffering from acute pain whose opioid treatment preferences were not met during an emergency department visit are at elevated risk of misusing them three months later. This was particularly true for Black patients, who were likelier than whites to be sent home without an opioid prescription.Opioids · United States See the Story

Opioid summit aims to provide information about opioid crisis

Quest Prevention Services will host the eighth annual Opioid Summit in Decatur to bring awareness to the opioid crisis in Alabama.Opioids · Decatur Read Article

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