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Pa. Official Says Overdose Surge Killed 35 Over Five Days
12/09/2016
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The overdoses may have resulted from heroin that was cut with more powerful synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.
The overdoses may have resulted from heroin that was cut with more powerful synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.
The overdoses may have resulted...
12/09/2016
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Pa. Police Reversed 289 Overdoses, State Says
08/31/2015
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Twenty-seven of the state's 67 counties had reported that local police were carrying naloxone or would be soon.
Twenty-seven of the state's 67 counties had reported that local police were carrying naloxone or would be soon.
Twenty-seven of the state's 67...
08/31/2015
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Young Doctors Getting a Crash Course on Measles
02/17/2015
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Most cases do not produce serious illness. What concerns doctors are measles' potentially major complications and extreme infectiousness.
Most cases do not produce serious illness. What concerns doctors are measles' potentially major complications and extreme infectiousness.
Most cases do not produce...
02/17/2015
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New York, New Jersey Announce Ebola Quarantines
10/25/2014
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There will be mandatory quarantines of arriving passengers who have had direct contact with Ebola patients in West Africa.
There will be mandatory quarantines of arriving passengers who have had direct contact with Ebola patients in West Africa.
There will be mandatory...
10/25/2014
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Pa., N.J. Move to Combat Overdoses as Deaths Rise
10/21/2014
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Ambulance companies and other organizations are left to decide whether to provide Narcan and how to publicize and pay for it
Ambulance companies and other organizations are left to decide whether to provide Narcan and how to publicize and pay for it
Ambulance companies and other...
10/21/2014
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Fentanyl Making a Deadly Comeback
08/23/2014
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To dealers, heroin is a business, and fentanyl is a way to differentiate their product.
To dealers, heroin is a business, and fentanyl is a way to differentiate their product.
To dealers, heroin is a...
08/23/2014
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National Study Shows Epidemic of Prescription-Painkiller ODs
10/10/2013
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The national report showed that between 1999 and 2010, deaths from prescription opiates overtook those from heroin and cocaine combined.
The national report showed that between 1999 and 2010, deaths from prescription opiates overtook those from heroin and cocaine combined.
The national report showed that...
10/10/2013
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Amidst Opioid Crisis, Safe Injection Sites Considered by Philadelphia`s Mayor
05/19/2017
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As the number of opioid overdoses hit record highs, Mayor Kenney discusses the potential for safe injection sites for users.
As the number of opioid overdoses hit record highs, Mayor Kenney discusses the potential for safe injection sites for users.
As the number of opioid...
05/19/2017
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