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Fatal opioid overdoses have either decreased or held constant in Monroe County each month since last October, according to the most recentdata from the…
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New York state has passed a second law to tax prescription opioids, after enforcement of a previous version of the measure was found unconstitutional.The…
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NEW YORK (AP & WXXI News) New York on Thursday sued the billionaire family behind OxyContin, joining a growing list of state and local governments…
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Chad Rank has been taking buprenorphine for years. But he's still coming to terms with what it means for his recovery from more than a decade of addiction…
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Congressman Tom Reed, R-Corning, has re-introduced a bill that toughens penalties for people convicted of trafficking fentanyl, a synthetic opioid.Reed…
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As the number of lives lost to opioids continues to grow in the Rochester area, a new support group has formed to reach out to young adults who have lost…
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"There’s panic," Marty Teller said, sitting in a conference room in the executive offices of the Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency. "What…
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Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren is asking City Council to authorize a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.The proposal would see the…
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More than a half-million dollars in federal grant money is on its way to the Rochester area to help fight the opioid epidemic, New York Lt. Gov. Kathy…
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Over 1,000 overdoses have been reported in the last year in Monroe County. That’s according to the Monroe County Heroin Task Force, at their one-year…