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UA is working to reduce opioid overdoses and raise awareness about emergency care. The student organization End Overdose at The University of Alabama is partnering with other campus institutes to hold open sessions in residence halls. Topics include overdose prevention and Narcan training.
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Alabama hospitals have seen an uptick in reports of overdoses of the synthetic drug Tianeptine over the past few years. It’s also known as Zaza or Tianna.
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Alabama’s Central Data Repository says over sixteen thousand Alabama residents were treated for substance abuse in 2021. Close to two thousand of those were in Baldwin County. Limited resources also make recovery even harder in south Alabama. Most of the leaders in local recovery have been there themselves.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A new program is being developed to address the opioid problem in parts of west Alabama.A statement from the University of Alabama…
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The federal government awarded Alabama two grants totaling $400,000 to alleviate rural opioid abuse.Forty states received grants…
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Alabama's largest health insurer will stop covering OxyContin prescriptions as part of an effort to deter opioid abuse.AL.com reports Blue Cross and Blue…