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Rotary members seek community solutions to opioid epidemic

https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-members-seek-community-solutions-opioid-epidemic

A father’s concern and fear propelled sleepless Ben Lowry, an attorney in Portland, Maine, out into the streets one evening searching for his eldest son. 

22 people have been hospitalized with vaping-linked breathing problems. Doctors don't know why.

It's unclear exactly what the patients — many of whom are young adults — had been inhaling or what type of devices they were using.

College student's lung collapses after smoking Juul pods: 'Like I was having a heart attack'

A college student is warning others about the dangers of smoking Juul pods after one of his lungs collapsed.

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The Truth About Painkiller Addiction

Amid an opioid crisis, authorities overestimated the danger of prescription painkillers—while doing too little to identify patients at risk of addiction.

Lebanon Police Department

Great work by Lebanon Police department! They are going after drug suppliers aggressively.

Suspect involved in lethal drug distribution apprehended.

From the desk of Chief Mike Justice:

On 02/14/19, a 17-year-old female was found unresponsive in her home in Lebanon. She was later pronounced deceased and the proceeding autopsy listed her cause of death as acute fentanyl toxicity. Detective Bringhurst was able to determine that the lethal narcotics were purchased from Antwan Whitehead, of Nashville. In early July 2019, Whitehead was indicted with 2nd Degree Homicide for the distribution of narcotics that lead to the death of the victim. On 08/06/19, after a month of searching, US Marshals were able to locate Whitehead and apprehended him without incident. He was transport back to Wilson County for trial. He is being held on a $250,000 bond.
​The Lebanon Police Department will continue to pursue and prosecute those who distribute narcotics in our community, especially if they lead to the death of another. If you have any information about drug activity in our community or if you need help with addiction, please call 615-444-2323. ... See more

U.S. Drug distributors propose $10 billion to end state lawsuits...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-drug-distributors-lawsuits/u-s-drug-distributors-propose-10-billion-to-end-state-lawsuits-over-opioids-bloomberg-idUSKCN1UW1TD

Drug wholesalers AmerisourceBergen Corp , McKesson Corp and Cardinal Health Inc ...

Decline in opioid deaths is tied to growing use of overdose-reversing drug, CDC says

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2019-08-06/soaring-use-of-naloxone-tied-to-decline-in-opioid-deaths

Prescriptions are way up for a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. That could help explain the recent decline in fatal opioid overdoses.