Medical experts are urging caution despite a decline in overdose deaths. Families are advised to be prepared for overdoses, including having certain medications on hand. A decrease in opioid overdose deaths has been reported, but experts warn that this does not signal the end of the opioid crisis.
Further information is available on the ongoing efforts to address opioid use and overdose prevention, including advice from medical professionals on staying safe.
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What do you get when you mix Owen Wilson, Alan Ritchson, a ruthless cartel and one very important liver? You get ‘Runner,’ a new action-packed thriller hitting theaters September 11. The movie follows former soldier Hank Malone, played by Alan Ritchson, and an unlikely partner, B...
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Two decades after U.S. authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention center in Cuba, the purported mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks sometimes seems barely any closer to being put on trial than the day he arrived....
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An American flag was unfurled at sunrise Friday at the Pentagon as President Donald Trump led a ceremony marking 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks....
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Vice President JD Vance headlined the second night of the Republican midterm convention, rallying GOP voters while lacing into Democrats.
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Texas Republicans took anti-Muslim remarks to the national stage during speeches at the GOP midterm convention.
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A story of family, sacrifice and legacy. The triplet sons of a firefighter who responded on Sept. 11 are finding their own ways to serve.
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A pedestrian was hit and killed near the Texas Medical Center on Friday morning, the Houston Police Department confirmed.
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Conroe will continue funding its Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras after city leaders approved a new budget Thursday, despite residents and two council members pushing the city to reconsider the technology. The decision comes as other Houston-area cities pull back from F...
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Nigeria's parliament said Friday that it's suspending official visits to South Africa indefinitely over anti-immigrant protests targeting other Africans. The violent protests, which erupted in South Africa earlier this year, have forced thousands of migrants to leave and caused d...
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The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the world's fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record, has now spread to seven provinces in the African country, local authorities said. And it's showing no signs of slowing down. According to the governor of the northwestern province ...
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Four fighter jets rose into the air over a French military base and settled into formation at the start of a 40-day flight taking them through the icy Arctic and steamy tropics before ending in a desert. The aircraft left Istres air base in southern France on Tuesday and will tra...
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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen seized a key island on Friday after having captured a Red Sea port , moves that threatened to further disrupt international shipping in the region. Iran called on Saudi Arabia to end its blockade of Yemen and immediately resume talks. Separat...
