Overdose Response & Public Health

Naloxone, Good Samaritan laws, and crisis trends.

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legis1.com > news > classwide-scheduling-crs-examines-drug-amid

Classwide Drug Scheduling Questioned Amid Synthetic Opioid Spread

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (500+ words) Legis1 Classwide Drug Scheduling Questioned Amid Synthetic Opioid Spread The Drug Enforcement Administration has had difficulties keeping pace with new substances that chemists slightly alter to fall outside existing controls, a problem law enforcement has called "whack-a-mole." A new Congressional Research…...


nypost.com > 10/05/2026 > us-news > good-samaritan-killed-while-trying-to-pull-neighbor-from-overturned-vehicle

Good Samaritan killed while saving her neighbor from overturned car: ‘Died a hero’

8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (297+ words) A good Samaritan who pulled over to save her neighbor from a flipped-over car was killed when a passing car crashed and knocked her off an elevated highway, according to police and family members. Ka’Sheena “KK” Daniels, a 31-year-old mother…...


kpel965.com > louisiana-woman-dies-i10-help-crash

Louisiana Woman Dies After Stopping to Help Driver on I-10

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (345+ words) NEW ORLEANS, La. - A Louisiana woman who stopped on I-10 to help someone who was trapped inside a flipped vehicle has died after she was struck by another vehicle, according to authorities and her family. What started as an effort to…...


lawandcrime.com > crime > parents-accused-of-murdering-2-year-old-daughter-with-kratom-and-nitrous-oxide

Parents accused of murdering 2-year-old daughter with kratom and nitrous oxide

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (331+ words) Inset, left to right: Rafael Pedron Wynn and Kerri Dysart (Rockland County Sheriff's Office). Background: The area in Georgia where the couple lived with their now-deceased daughter (Google Maps). A 30-year-old father and 28-year-old mother in Georgia are accused of…...


wlfi.com > 10/05/2026 > woman-dies-after-stopping-help-driver-flipped-car-interstate

Woman dies after stopping to help driver of flipped car on interstate

17+ hour, 36+ min ago   (382+ words) NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - A New Orleans woman died after she stopped to pull a trapped driver from a flipped car on Interstate 10 and was struck by another vehicle, according to her family. Ka’Sheena Daniels, 31, died Sept. 25 on westbound…...


kjzz.org > politics > 2026-10-05 > phoenix-city-council-to-consider-600k-in-legal-settlements-involving-the-police-department

Phoenix City Council to consider $600K in legal settlements involving the police department

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (91+ words) The Phoenix City Council is scheduled on Wednesday to consider approving about $600,000 worth of legal settlements involving the police department. Court records show both settlements stem from negligence claims filed after traffic accidents involving on-duty officers who were driving. One…...


sentinelandenterprise.com > 10/05/2026 > man-charged-in-fatal-hudson-nh-overdose

Man charged in fatal Hudson, NH overdose

15+ hour, 7+ min ago   (142+ words) HUDSON, N.H. — Police have arrested a Manchester, New Hampshire man for allegedly supplying the narcotics that led to a fatal overdose in Hudson earlier this summer. Michael Balboni, 35, was charged with controlled drug, death resulting after a July 3 overdose in which…...


theoaklandpress.com > 10/04/2026 > good-samaritan-killed-trying-to-aid-southfield-motorist-with-disabled-vehicle

Good Samaritan killed trying to aid motorist with disabled vehicle in Southfield

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (228+ words) A motorist who stopped to help out another driver with a disabled vehicle was struck and killed on the Lodge freeway, according to state police. The incident happened about 11:40 p.m. Saturday Oct. 3 when two vehicles crashed on southbound M-10 near Nine Mile…...


globalnews.ca > video > 12/08/7265 > analysis-of-wastewater-data-shines-spotlight-on-saskatchewan-drug-crisis

Analysis of wastewater data shines spotlight on Saskatchewan drug crisis | Watch News Videos Online

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (37+ words) Analysis of wastewater data shines spotlight on Saskatchewan drug crisis Global News Go Back Close Local Add Global News to Home Screen Close Analysis of wastewater data shines spotlight on Saskatchewan drug crisis Report a Video Issue...


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Analysis of wastewater data shines spotlight on Saskatchewan drug crisis

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (56+ words) Yahoo News Canada A new survey detailing drug consumption patterns by analyzing wastewater data in several Canadian cities is shining a spotlight on Saskatchewan's drug crisis. As Ashley Beherns reports, the study is a valuable resource for police and community…...