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People in Central Lake can now take advantage of a drug disposal box. Environmental groups say it's a key way to prevent pollution from household pharmaceuticals.
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The headlines were huge and screaming on April 21 this year: Prince, found dead in an elevator in his home. Cause of death? An opioid overdose. And...
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Michigan has a growing problem with what's called "uncoordinated prescription opioid use," and it's putting hundreds of patients at risk. “In Michigan...
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Deputies in Benzie County might be the first officers in Michigan to carry a potentially life-saving drug for overdose victims.The drug Noloxone, also…
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First responders nationwide are expanding use of Narcan, used to treat heroin and other opioid overdoses. But the drug is pricey — and only one company makes it.
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In some states, the overdose antidote known as Narcan is becoming more popular among law enforcement. Not the state of Maine; that state's governor is opposing a bill that would put Narcan in the hands of more first-responders.
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The Quincy Police Department was one of the first law enforcement agencies to distribute a drug called Naloxone, a drug used to reverse opiate overdoses. Police Lt. Patrick Glynn speaks to NPR's Scott Simon about the experimental move.
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So you know the saying, right? Stuff flows downhill? Myron Erickson knows a lot about that "stuff." He heads up the sewage treatment plant that sits...
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A Northern Michigan group will get more funding to properly dispose of unused prescription drugs. Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council has collected more…