Fentanyl

Those who are backing the bill say it gives them more ability to punish the people who sell drugs. Opponents argue it will overpopulate state prisons.

Four overdoses have been reported in Springfield, Ohio in the last few days— experts recommend testing drugs for fentanyl and carrying naloxone.

A deadly batch of heroin appearing as a white or off-white powder in a blue bag, and possibly containing fentanyl, xylazine, and benzos, was reported yesterday (Wednesday) in East Dayton.

Although Fairborn City Schools has not reported any student overdoses, the system is proactively adding naloxone to their on-hand resources.

Xanax bars in East Dayton testing positive for fentanyl.

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The money will go toward the first building at the site. It’s going to be a new, full service YMCA with a pool and fitness center. The plan is for the YMCA to be part of a larger, eighteen million dollar Northwest Health and Wellness Center.

The SOAR Initiative said in an interview with WYSO that their text alerts keep people informed of deadly drug batches and overdose surges sometimes days earlier than police or hospitals can spot the trends.

The Dragons officials said the freeze is a gift for fans for sticking by the team during the pandemic.

The new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the opioid epidemic is far from over, and public health officials say fentanyl —a synthetic opioid that is much more deadly than other opioids — is largely to blame.

While lawmakers from both parties battle over politics, there is some movement on bipartisan efforts to fight the deadly drug fentanyl in Congress. U.S....

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