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There were 41 opioid-related deaths in Onondaga County in the first quarter of 2020, nearly one-third of the total amount of opioid deaths last year. That…

New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced the takedown of two drug rings and the arrest of 65 people in the trafficking of heroin, fentanyl…

A series of heroin overdoses have occurred in Oneida County recently, including seven overdoses in a 24-hour period. Five people have died and more than…

Some drug users in central and northern New York are using tiny test strips to determine if the heroin or cocaine they are about to shoot up contains…

The answer is: "She is an Upstate Medical University assistant professor in bioethics, public health and preventive medicine who appeared on 'Jeopardy!'…

Researchers at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse have joined those at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Health in advancing a novel approach to…

One of the new sources of revenue included in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed executive budget is an opioid epidemic surcharge. The 2 cent tax per milligram…

The Onondaga County Legislature is in the process of hiring legal counsel to sue opioid manufacturers and distributors over the costs of the heroin and…

New medication-assisted treatment programs are opening across central New York to keep up with the opioid epidemic. The demand for the treatment is so…

A demonstration of what a supervised injection facility for heroin users would look like has been making its way across cities in New York state. The…