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• Police: Newborn's dad sells heroin in maternity ward

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  Police said they seized 34 stamp bags of heroin marked “Final Call” from Cody Hulse, whose baby was born hours before his arrest

• New Orleans police to carry naloxone, hailed as 'miracle drug'

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  Accidental overdoses claimed more lives last year than the city's relentless gun violence

• DOJ awards nearly $59M to fight opioid epidemic, fund drug courts

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  In 2016, nearly 60,000 Americans lost their lives to drug overdoses

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  How the NYPD is fighting to end the opioid crisis

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  The bottom line is this: We cannot arrest our way out of this problem

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  Washington state, Seattle latest to sue opioid makers

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  More than two dozen states, cities and counties have sued the pharmaceutical companies

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  Key lessons on how cops can beat the opioid epidemic

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  PERF's new report provides in-depth analysis for police agencies on how to combat the growing threat

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  Responding to the opioid crisis: An overview of strategies and resources for law enforcement

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  In this free guide, our PoliceGrantsHelp staff provide the information you need to plan your approach and secure grants funding

• Officials: Fentanyl bust largest in NYC history

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  The combined street value for the drugs was estimated at $32 million

• Minneapolis police consider carrying opioid antidote naloxone

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  Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced that the department may soon start supplying naloxone to some of its officers

• 8 NYPD officers hospitalized after exposure to suspected fentanyl fumes

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  The officers became light headed and nauseous after entering an alleged drug lab

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  Police: Man used prosthetic leg to smuggle heroin into Fla. jail

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  William Conley told police the syringe was used to inject chickens with vitamins, but heroin showed up in a field test

• Md. police, fire departments used as 'safe stations' for opioid addicts

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  The program turned police and fire departments into safe havens for those addicted to drugs and has helped 45 people in the last three weeks

• NJ police receive grant for opioid awareness

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  The money will be used to implement the #NotEvenOnce opiate awareness program for junior and senior classes at Newton High School

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  How a partnership between police and EMS cut opioid overdose deaths in half

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  A cross-agency collaboration in Lowell, Mass., uses an overdose data-driven approach to improve performance and save lives

• Researchers: OxiClean effectively cleans fentanyl spills

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  Sodium percarbonate is an ingredient in the product, which has been shown to break down fentanyl

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