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View of an 'Overdose Rescue Kit,' which includes naloxone, a syringe for nasal atomization and instructions.

Why Aren’t More People Taking Naloxone Overdose Reversal Training?

In 2016, regular citizens carrying naloxone saved approximately 400 lives—in New York alone.
By Lindsey Ellefson

Here’s How New York City Is Tackling the Opioid Epidemic

Rates of drug overdose deaths in the city more than doubled between 2010 and 2016.
By Madina Toure
NORWICH, CT - MARCH 23: Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain lie on display on March 23, 2016 in Norwich, CT. On March 15, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), announced guidelines for doctors to reduce the amount of opioid painkillers prescribed, in an effort to curb the epidemic. The CDC estimates that most new heroin addicts first became hooked on prescription pain medication before graduating to heroin, which is stronger and cheaper.

NYC Mayor Says ‘Corporate Greed’ Is to Blame for Opioid Epidemic

"The overuse of these drugs was planned by the pharmaceutical industry and the results have been devastating. And now this is a problem being felt in households all over this city and all over this country."
By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio with other leaders on Staten Island today (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

In Staten Island, de Blasio Announces New Anti-Heroin Initiatives

By Will Bredderman
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