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Song for Charlie: Youth Fentanyl Survey – Fall 2022

SFC Youth Opinion Survey Reveals Knowledge Gap about Fentanyl and Fake Pills This research was commissioned by Song for Charlie and...

Changing Dynamics of the Drug Overdose Epidemic in the United States, 1979-2016

SOURCE: NIH National Library of Medicine Abstract Better understanding of the dynamics of the current US overdose epidemic may aid in the...

Notes from the Field: Overdose Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl

Weekly / September 30, 2022 / 71(39);1239–1240 Jessica Bitting, MS1,2; Julie O’Donnell, PhD1; Christine L. Mattson, PhD1 (VIEW AUTHOR...

Champions for Change

Song for Charlie is honored to be profiled by CNN as part of their annual Champions For Change event. Anchor Kate Balduan features our...

Patient-Level and County-Level Trends in Nonfatal Opioid-Involved Overdose Emergency Medical Service

Weekly / August 26, 2022 / 71(34);1073–1080 Please note: This report has been corrected. Shannon M. Casillas, MPH1; Cassandra M. Pickens,...

Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic

Weekly / July 22, 2022 / 71(29);940–947 On July 19, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release. Mbabazi Kariisa, PhD1;...

Thousands of Free Naloxone Doses Hitting Music Events This Summer

SOURCE: FILTERMAG BY WILLIAM PERRY & MORGAN GODVIN Music events feel like one of the last safe, unifying cultural gatherings in a country...

Grieving father opens up about his son's death from fentanyl poisoning

Tucker Carlson previews his 'Tucker Carlson Today' interview with Ed Ternan, a heartbroken father whose son died from a fentanyl overdose.

Forget What You Know About Fentanyl

SOURCE: In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt With fentanyl deaths at a record high, Andy speaks with two experts about rethinking opioids,...

Deadly Consequences: Overdoes exacerbated by fentanyl poisoning spark national movement

SOURCE: Dyestat.com One Pill. And A Grief With No Finish Line Two Young Hurdlers Among Thousands Dying Of Fentanyl-Laced...

California teen's death from fentanyl underscores dangers of social media drug markets

Zach Didier, 17, of California was found dead in his room after taking a fentanyl-laced pill SOURCE: FOX NEWS By Angela Bertorelli| Fox...

Good morning. Drugs made in labs now cause most U.S. overdose deaths.

By German Lopez SOURCE: The New York Times 100,000 deaths For much of human history, people got their drugs from nature. Marijuana comes...

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