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The Hall of Famer has teamed up with NARCAN in a campaign to spread awareness and save lives.
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Dallas County is also drawing up a plan for how to use millions it's receiving as a share of what Texas is receiving from drug companies and pharmacies.
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The dashboard tracks fatalities related to the powerful, synthetic opioid dating back to 2014 and compares those to overall drug deaths in Texas.
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Massive lawsuits against opioid distributors and manufacturers have brought billions in settlement money to states, counties and cities affected by the opioid crisis.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office announced that the state is signing on to the $5 billion proposed settlement but hasn’t yet disclosed how its share of the money would be spent if the deal is finalized.
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While not detailing how the distribution might be funded, Abbott said the medication, Narcan, should be distributed to law enforcement agencies as well as some hospitals and schools.
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The state’s federally funded “More Narcan Please” program ran out of money in January, in part due to high demand. Advocates say Texas should invest more in the harm reduction effort.
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The money is part of a $26 billion agreement including several other states.
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Hulu's limited series Dopesick provides a cathartic piece of storytelling for those with connections to the opioid crisis.
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The Dallas County Commissioners Court agreed on a $2.3 million settlement to combat the opioid epidemic.
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New figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the American Medical Association's predictions of higher overdose numbers from illicit opioids during the pandemic – 90,000 nationwide. Texas had 4,000 of those overdoses, the highest number among states.
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The MedStar ambulance service has seen an increase in opioid overdoses. Meanwhile, local law enforcement says fentanyl, a powerful and deadly synthetic opioid, is becoming more prevalent.