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Stimulant Users Are Caught in Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic

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The migration of fentanyl into illicit stimulants such as cocaine is especially dangerous for people who are not regular opioid users. That鈥檚 because they have a low tolerance for opioids, putting them at greater risk of an overdose. They also often don鈥檛 take precautions 鈥 such as not using alone and carrying the opioid reversal medication naloxone 鈥 so they鈥檙e unprepared if they overdose.

鈥榃aiting List to Nowhere鈥: Homelessness Surveys Trap Black Men on the Streets

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Homelessness experts and community leaders say vulnerability questionnaires have worsened racial disparities among the unhoused by systematically placing white people in front of the line ahead of Black people. Now places like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Austin, Texas, are developing alternative surveys to reduce bias.

Faltan iniciativas de gobiernos rurales para comunicarse con los residentes que no dominan el ingl茅s

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A pesar de la creciente demanda para que los gobiernos rurales locales se comuniquen con los residentes en idiomas distintos al ingl茅s, los legisladores estatales en Nevada excluyeron a los condados m谩s peque帽os de una ley estatal de acceso ling眉铆stico que se promulg贸 recientemente.

Rural Governments Often Fail To Communicate With Residents Who Aren鈥檛 Proficient in English

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Access to information in languages other than English is protected by various federal, state, and local policies. But researchers tracking them say that as rural America grows more diverse, people not proficient in English face added barriers to critical public health information and services.