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The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod said the fear of fentanyl exposure risks can sometimes prevent people from responding to an overdose.
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Learn to Cope is one of the nonprofits providing opioid rescue kits to Falmouth's Town buildings. They held an official launch for their Family Resource Center this week.
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Duffy Health Center's new REACH van will make weekly stops in Dennis, Falmouth, Hyannis, Mashpee, and Yarmouth.
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The treatment reverses opioid overdoses and is now included in the first-aid kits of lifeguards and parking attendants.
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The opioid is being detected in drugs like cocaine and crystal meth.
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Yarmouth CTC's mobile unit makes five trips a week to Wellfleet, increasing access to patients on the Outer Cape.
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Cape Cod could see around $15 million from national opioid settlements, but local officials are saying one town might not be getting its fair share.
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County officials call for the funding to go toward regional projects that will have a bigger impact on the substance use crisis.
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Opioid overdose deaths in Barnstable County have risen slightly each year since 2017, a trend similar to what’s happening statewide, where recent increases have nearly returned the number to the 2016 high of 2,110.
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COVID-19 has disrupted many of the face-to-face interactions that give people in substance recovery crucial support. But some are finding new avenues for…