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US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals

The Sharon Herald 18 Jan 2026
U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Overdose deaths have been falling for more than two years now in the most extended drop in ....
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Kokua Line: Why do fatal drug overdoses keep rising on Oahu?

Star Advertiser 18 Jan 2026
Question. The news said overdose deaths are still rising in Honolulu. Is this all fentanyl? I thought Narcan would help with that ... .
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6 puppies treated for a suspected opioid overdose in Washington will find new homes soon

Decatur Daily 17 Jan 2026
SEATTLE — Six puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived after a suspected drug overdose — and some of them might go home with the fire-station staff who saved them ... .
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Red Deer firefighters see more opioid-related calls after overdose consumption site closes

CBC 17 Jan 2026
Firefighters in Red Deer are facing burnout and safety issues following a spike in opioid-related EMS calls. It follows last spring’s closure of the central Alberta city’s only overdose prevention site ... .
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Merkley, Scott Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Opioid Overdose in Schools, Support School Access to Naloxone

The World 17 Jan 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S.
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DAVID MARCUS: Secure border brings plummeting overdose deaths, but don't expect Trump to get credit

Fox News 17 Jan 2026
Well, you would think the steady and substantial decrease in drug overdoses over the past two years would fit the bill. ... In 2022, under the disastrous Biden administration, opioid overdose deaths peaked at a shocking 110,000.
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Behind the decline of opioid overdoses in Ohio

CBS News 16 Jan 2026
Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain. "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil reports ... .
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Bismarck mother who caused daughter to overdose sentenced to 3 years in prison

The Bismarck Tribune 16 Jan 2026
A Bismarck woman who pleaded guilty to giving her daughter a marijuana cigarette laced with fentanyl resulting in a drug overdose was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday ... .
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Puppies treated for suspected overdose

The Bismarck Tribune 16 Jan 2026
SEATTLE — Six puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived after a suspected drug overdose — and some of them might go home with the fire-station staff who saved them ... .
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Jennings man arrested in fentanyl overdose death of unborn child

The Advocate 16 Jan 2026
A Jennings man was arrested after police said he supplied fentanyl to a pregnant woman whose nearly full-term unborn child died after an overdose ... .
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Mother of daughter who died of drug overdose calls for changes to SA law

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Jan 2026
The mother of a woman who died of "mixed drug toxicity" is pushing for South Australia to implement penalties for those who do not call emergency services in a medical emergency ... .
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Puppies treated for suspected overdose in Washington

Richmond Times Dispatch 16 Jan 2026
SEATTLE — Six puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived after a suspected drug overdose — and some of them might go home with the fire-station staff who saved them ....
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Mother’s emotional plea two years after daughter’s overdose death

Sydney Morning Herald 16 Jan 2026
A South Australian mother has made an emotional plea for tougher penalties for those who fail to seek help in an emergency two years after her daughter’s overdose death ....
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17-year-old charged with manslaughter after 16-year old dies of fentanyl overdose in Prince George, BC

The Economic Times 16 Jan 2026
This follows the overdose death of a 16-year-old girl ... .
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Fentanyl pipeline snapped: Why overdose deaths are plummeting in Maryland and US

The Daily Item 16 Jan 2026
BALTIMORE — A nationwide drop in overdose deaths may be driven by a collapse of the international fentanyl supply chain in 2023, a Maryland criminologist in world drug markets reported in the journal Science, Jan. 8 ....

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