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 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. -
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. -
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.
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Volunteers at the Never Use Alone hotline wait on the phone while callers use drugs, in case they need someone to call for an ambulance. -
ConnectionsIn the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, March 13, 2023, we talk with Avi Israel, founder of Save the Michaels of the World. He founded the non-profit following the death of his son, Michael, who took his own life he was not able to access treatment for an addiction to opioids.
