overdose
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In Maine, an $88 million federal funding cut left public health programs — including vaccination clinics, community health services, and overdose prevention outreach — on the brink of collapse.
From Salon
The governor’s office credited a preliminary decrease in overdose deaths to the state’s effort to tackle the opioid crisis.
From Los Angeles Times
Cases include electrocution, drowning, overdose, scurvy, sickle cell anemia, a nail in the chest, a fastball in the eye and gallstones, with all the personal drama one expects from a hospital show.
From Los Angeles Times
Mayor Karen Bass said in March that conditions have improved, crediting the patrols and mental health outreach workers who help people experiencing drug overdoses.
From Los Angeles Times
In spite of all this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported massive drops in overdose deaths — though as Salon has reported, these declines are complex and don’t impact everyone equally.
From Salon
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