Public media stations across New York state are focusing on the overdose crisis with a year-long multi-platform campaign, including news coverage. Funding for this program is provided in part by the New York State Education Department.
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ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, June 24, 2024, we talk with experts about the opioid crisis and where it stands locally and nationally. -
The Monroe County executive also said that the first county-owned emergency housing facility should open this summer. -
ConnectionsIn the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, December 15, 2023, guest host Gino Fanelli leads a discussion about the state of overdoses in Monroe County and how to curb the local opioid crisis. -
The county has released its 2022 Overdose Fatalities Report and it shows that a record number of people died from opioid overdoses. -
All buildings owned by the city and accessible to the public will carry the opioid-reversal drug naloxone, under a bill introduced by Mayor Malik Evans and Council President Miguel Melendez. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, November 6, 2023, our guests discuss what states can do to curb the opioid epidemic.
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Almost every county legislator has signed on as a sponsor of the legislation, virtually assuring that it will pass. -
Officials say fentanyl overdoses are the fastest growing cause of death among young people aged 14 to 23. One Pittsford couple hopes their story can make a difference. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, we talk to former Biden administration official Robert Kent about the nation's overdose crisis.
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Some local recovery experts are reacting to the FDA’s decision this week to approve over-the-counter sales for the overdose reversal drug Narcan.
