ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Overdose deaths in Native American communities have skyrocketed in the time the opioid epidemic has swept the U.S. and federal officials are looking for solutions....

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  • Grand jury reviews latest drug-related deaths of Nebraska prison inmates
    Of the five inmates who have died of drug overdoses or suspected overdoses since 2020, two had gotten the drugs despite being inside locked Nebraska Department of Correctional Services' facilities.
    04/15/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
  • Drug overdose deaths continue to increase as state gets millions in opioid settlement funds
    In 2023, 1,822 people in Colorado died of a drug overdose, according to provisional state data. During that same time, the state received more than $14.5 million in opioid settlement funds meant to be ...
    04/14/2024 - 5:00 pm | View Link
  • Opioid overdose deaths in DC reached new high in 2023, report says
    A new report from the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shows opioid overdose deaths in the District hit a record high last year. The medical examiner’s office studied 2,595 opioid-related ...
    04/11/2024 - 11:49 am | View Link
  • D.C. opioid overdose deaths surge past 500 in worst year on record
    The number of opioid deaths in D.C. jumped 12 percent to 518 last year, the fifth consecutive year of increases since fentanyl became the predominant drug in overdoses.
    04/11/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
  • Deaths of despair skyrocket among Black and Native Americans
    A new analysis has determined that deaths of despair have skyrocketed for Black and Native Americans over the past decade.
    04/10/2024 - 6:38 am | View Link
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