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CDC: More drug overdose deaths now happening in cities
CDC: More drug overdose deaths now happening in cities
It's a reversal from the last dozen years when most of those deaths came from rural communities.
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School board proposes preventative measures to fight opioids
They discussed adding NARCAN to the list of medicines school
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Cobb officials say deaths related to opioid overdoses went down in 2018
The medical examiner's office said they went down 32 percent last year.
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Opioid overdose deaths in Cobb County drop in 2018
The drop comes after 5 years of alarming increases.
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Opioid overdose deaths in Cobb County drop in 2018
The drop comes after 5 years of alarming increases.
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Marietta Police to start ASSIST team to fight opioid crisis
. The ASSIST Team will receive alerts whenever the police, fire or Metro ambulance service revive an individual using Narcan.
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Alleged drug dealer charged with murder after man dies from overdose
Police said they found text messages from the victim, asking to purchase heroin from Thornton.
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Cobb receives grant to fight opioid epidemic
The hope the money help improve investigations.
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This is what President Trump's motorcade looked like rolling through Atlanta
It stopped all traffic in one direction on one of the city's busiest roadways.
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Suspected overdose death hits 'The Triangle' as President Trump discusses the opioid crisis in Atlanta
'I'm just tired of losing friends. It's terrible to see your friends die,' then 21-year-old Dustin Daigle explained in 11Alive's digital episodic investigation, 'The Triangle.'
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The Trumps attend summit in Atlanta about opioid crisis
The president vowed to end the crisis.
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Suspected overdose death hits 'The Triangle' as President Trump discusses the opioid crisis in Atlanta
In 2016, Dustin Daigle was trying to start over. He was six months clean from heroin and willing to talk to 11Alive about eight friends he recently lost to the opioid crisis.
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President Trump vows to keep fighting opioids 'until our job is done' at Atlanta summit
"My administration is deploying every resource at our disposal to empower you, to support you and to fight right by your side," Trump said. "We will not solve this epidemic overnight but we will stop. ... We will never stop until our job is done."
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Report: Americans are now more likely to die of an opioid overdose than a vehicle accident
According to the report, Americans now have a 1 in 96 lifetime chance of dying from an opioid overdose.
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Georgia attorney general files lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
“No Georgia community is a stranger to the devastating effects of the opioid crisis,” said Carr in a news release.
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GBI releases list of Georgia counties with the highest opioids use
The data was compiled through data taken from law enforcement seizures that were tested by the crime labs since May 22, 2018, from 3,954 different drug cases.
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