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The $29 million grant will focus on infectious diseases caused by injectable drugs.
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The new materials help kids whose parents are struggling with addiction.
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The horse tranquilizer is making its way into the illegal opioid supply.
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The city is providing more wound care kits to combat the sores caused by xylazine.
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The drug is known for causing flesh wounds at the injection site.
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The public health advocate discusses new evidence of COVID's origins, FDA OK of OTC Narcan, and America's epidemic of loneliness.
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The Josh Siems Act would increase testing for fentanyl in hospitals. Plus, a Towson University professor on attitudes towards substance use through U.S. history.
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Since 31-year old Josh Siems died last October of a fentanyl-linked opioid overdose, his family and friends have been advocating for legislation requiring hospitals to test for fentanyl. Josh's mother and his partner join us to explain why.
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Special Secretary Emily Keller, former mayor of Hagerstown, Md, discusses the role of education in countering opioid use and her personal connection to the overdose epidemic.
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Learning difficulties, mental illness, addiction. Jessie Dunleavy’s son, Paul felt like an outsider, switching schools over and over, and sought refuge in writing poetry. In her memoir, "Cover My Dreams in Ink," Dunleavy recounts the tragic lessons she learned.