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SPELLMAN/ADESUYI: Ward 8 is Leading D.C. in Fatal Drug Overdoses — and In Support for Drug Decriminalization

by Tamika Spellman and Queen Adesuyi August 10, 2022August 11, 2022

Last year, we lost nearly 600 Washingtonians to drug overdose. That is more than double those we lost to homicide.

Drug Overdose Deaths Crisis Continues; New Record, Says CDC

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 18, 2022July 6, 2022

K2, the synthetic cannabinoid (Courtesy of HowStuffWorks.com)

Recent Overdoses Bring K2 Epidemic Back to Forefront

by Sam P.K. Collins August 1, 2018October 31, 2020

A kit of Naloxone, a heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid (Courtesy of BBC)

CLAUSON: Don’t Wait to Help Loved One Fight Substance Abuse

by WI Guest Author June 21, 2017October 30, 2020

CDC: Heroin Deaths Doubled in Much of the Country

by Washington Informer October 3, 2014October 30, 2020