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Monroe County’s total overdoses for the year have surged past 1,000 in the last few days, topping last year’s numbers by more than 250 with six weeks…
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Residents along North Clinton Avenue joined with others from around Rochester on Tuesday evening to say “no more” to the heroin epidemic they said is…
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October saw the most opioid overdoses in Monroe County since the sheriff’s heroin task force started keeping track in January.It was also the…
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The CDC estimated that 72,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2017. There are many reasons why the opioid crisis is so hard to confront. One of them is social stigma.
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Even as the number of treatment options for opioid and other substance addictions has increased in Monroe County in recent months, medical officials are…
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For Simone Ochrym, the moment of recovery that interests her the most, is the turning point."What was that moment, where you said to yourself, I’m done. I…
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Harm reduction services like syringe exchange programs are not often the first programs promoted as treatment for opioid addictions. But staff members at…
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People struggling with opioid addiction and the families and loved ones of those who may be addicted now have another resource in Monroe County.Recovery…
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August was a month of extremes in Monroe County’s fight against opioids: The lowest number of overdose deaths recorded since the sheriff’s office started…
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Between the 25 cent milk and funnel cake, Narcan training will also be available at the New York State Fair.This is the first time the opioid reversing…