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Gov. John Carney signed a bill Thursday that will make it easier to buy the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone at your neighborhood pharmacy. You…
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Opioid withdrawal symptoms often coincide with other health conditions that bring people to the hospital. Christiana Care is trying something new to help…
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Delaware’s Department of Justice announced Thursday that it’s providing funds to state law enforcement agencies to purchase approximately 450 naloxone…
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Jamie Mack is the Executive Assistant in the Office of the Director at the Delaware Division of Public Health. He chatted with Delaware Public Media’s…
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Listen to this week's edition of The Green:Or listen to individual stories below:Texting while driving has been cited as the root cause for hundreds of…
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In 2014, the Division of Public Health says naloxone was administered over 1,200 times, saving close to 700 people. And the state has distributed donated…
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Wilmington City Council members passed a resolution last week requiring all Wilmington Police Officers to undergo training on how to administer naloxone,…
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The CDC says that in 2014, a total of 189 people died from suspected overdoses in Delaware. But there would have been a lot more if it weren’t for an…
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Overdose deaths from a synthetic opioid called Fentanyl are on the rise in the First State. Fentanyl is more powerful than morphine and used to treat…
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In June 2014, Gov. Jack Markell (D-Delaware) signed the community naloxone bill, allowing the public to learn how to administer drugs to revive those who…