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Opioid prescriptions in Stanislaus County are the highest in CA. What the numbers show
More than 253,200 prescriptions were written in this county in 2025, for a rate of 434 per 1,000 residents, almost twice the statewide rate.
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Prenatal Opioid Exposure Tied to Higher Childhood Hospitalizations
Children prenatally exposed to opioids face increased rates of hospital admission, particularly for respiratory illnesses and infections.
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Couple arrested after one sells fentanyl to undercover officer in Lincoln, police say
A couple was arrested after one of them sold fentanyl to an undercover officer in Lincoln, police said.
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Detectives raid Bronx fentanyl den, find 2-year-old girl inside drug-filled apartment
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Opioid Dispensing Continues to Decline
The more than decade-long decline in opioid dispensing continued from 2019 through 2025, with total opioid doses dropping by an average of 7.6% per year.
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Overdose deaths have plunged. We need to know why
The humbling truth is that forces outside medical care and public health policies must be playing the biggest role in a dramatic drop in opioid overdose deaths, three health experts write.
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Opioid prescriptions in Stanislaus County are the highest in CA. What the numbers show
More than 253,200 prescriptions were written in this county in 2025, for a rate of 434 per 1,000 residents, almost twice the statewide rate.
bit.ly
Opioid prescriptions in Stanislaus County are the highest in CA. What the numbers show
More than 253,200 prescriptions were written in this county in 2025, for a rate of 434 per 1,000 residents, almost twice the statewide rate.
