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Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid painkiller, made up almost half of drug overdose deaths in parts of the St. Louis region last year, according to county…
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Needle exchange programs could become easier to operate in Missouri under a bill pre-filed for the state’s 2017 legislative session.The programs make sure…
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The nation’s opioid crisis is threatening to undo decades of HIV prevention work, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
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The St. Louis-based agencies coordinating Missouri’s federal grant to prevent opioid overdose deaths are training their first batch of first responders…
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SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond Heights has a new facility dedicated to caring for pregnant women addicted to heroin and other opioids.The…
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Nearly 200 pounds of narcotics are off the streets of St. Louis today.The St. Louis division of the Drug Enforcement Administration has announced the…
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Updated at 4:16 p.m. Sept. 2 with information from pharmacies — According to a spokesperson with the state department that oversees the Missouri Board of…
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Gov. Jay Nixon has signed into law legislation to expand access to medication to combat some drug overdoses. Naloxone hydrochloride, also known by the…
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The public safety committee of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved Tuesday a measure that supporters say will reduce the number of fatal heroin…
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Missourians working to reduce the impact of the opioid crisis are close to scoring one victory this legislative session: a measure expanding access to the…