Pike County partners with pharmacy for National Naloxone Awareness Day
Pike County Sheriff’s Office and local partners hosted National Naloxone Awareness Day 2026 in Pike County, Mississippi, providing free naloxone
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“One Pill Can Kill” awareness campaign announced
The One Pill Can Kill initiative is one half of a two-prong approach to fighting fentanyl.
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Spike in drug overdose cases reported in the Delta
January was a difficult month for drug overdoses in 10 Mississippi counties.
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Former paramedic sentenced for tampering with opiods
An Oxford man was sentenced on Thursday, March 23, to three years supervised release and ordered to pay $30,405 in restitution for tampering with opioids while working as a paramedic with Baptist Ambulance.
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Naloxone opioid overdose kits available free of charge
The medication can reverse an overdose of opioids such as heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications.
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