New Bedford saw 15 drug overdoses in 24-hour period

Published March 8, 2014

New Bedford saw 15 drug overdoses in 24-hour period
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opiate analgesic similar to but more potent than morphine, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Fentanyl is typically used to treat patients with severe pain, or to manage pain after surgery, the NIDA said …
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More of the same at Drug Summit
While the Fifth Annual Northern New Mexico Anti-Drug Summit attempted to answer many questions regarding the area's drug problem, many government officials had trouble answering the question at the tip of everyone's tongue: How? “How?” was the …
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Opiate abuse may be up, but overdose deaths are flat
MONTPELIER –Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opiate addiction crisis in Vermont in his State of the State address, but statistics show no significant rise in accidental drug overdose deaths from opiates over the past eight years, according to a new …
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