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• Ala. firefighter admits to using illegal narcotics while on duty

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  Moulton Fire Chief Ryan Jolly said he was shocked after fiirefighter Christopher Henley was arrested at the fire station

• Firefighter training focuses on responders' role in battling opioid epidemic

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  "Addiction -- It's not a Choice, It's a Disease," was designed to give firefighters more insight into a problem they deal with nearly every day

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  No mention of fire, EMS from Trump's opioid commission

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  Fire and EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren't mentioned in commission's national emergency declaration request to President Trump

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  Opioids commission recommends Trump declare national emergency

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  The commission, led by Chris Christie, was created in March and charged with studying ways to combat and treat drug abuse, addiction and the opioid crisis

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  Mass. fire chief asks state for improved hazmat protocols for opioid overdoses

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  Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said he thinks firefighters need standards and protocols to follow when they handle overdoses that may involve highly toxic substances

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  Fact or fiction: Transdermal fentanyl exposure

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  For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment

• Firefighters administer naloxone to 6-year-old boy

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  "It is the youngest suspected OD we've had in the city ever," Christopher Hickey of Manchester Fire Department said

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  Which opioids are Americans Googling the most?

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  FireRescue1 looked at Google Trends data to discover which opioids are most often researched.

• Conn. governor signs opioid bill into law

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  The law allows nurses to destroy unused prescription medication and increases data sharing between agencies about overdose and abuse

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  Why fire, EMS agencies should make the opioid epidemic their top priority

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  Fire-Rescue International conference speakers discuss the magnitude of the epidemic and the challenges it presents for the fire and EMS service

• Company donates naloxone auto-injectors to first responders

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  More than 250 first responder agencies, public health departments and qualifying non-profit community groups across 35 states, have received donated EVZIO Auto-injectors

• Coroner to first responders: Throw away your latex gloves when responding to ODs

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  Officials said the gloves may allow absorption into the person’s tissue, turning the responder into a victim

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  With synthetic opioids on the rise, feds look to protect first responders

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  The current plan is to update training to make sure that first responders are aware of the risks posed by contact with fentanyl

• Responders on front line of heroin epidemic share frustrations, concerns

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  Heroin is costing taxpayers millions of dollars annually

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  Md. fire departments to offer 'safe stations' to help drug addicts

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  The initiative comes at a time when the county has seen an increase in reported opioid overdoses, with 354 so far in 2017

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