Fentanyl /tags/fentanyl Fentanyl en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:12:19 GMT After leading the state in opioid overdoses, Austin is finally seeing a drop in deaths /health/2025-03-04/after-leading-the-state-in-opioid-overdoses-austins-finally-seeing-a-drop-in-deaths Texas, including the capital city, was especially hard-hit by a wave fentanyl-related deaths in the past few years. But with the help of overdose-reversing drugs, things are looking better. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:12:19 GMT /health/2025-03-04/after-leading-the-state-in-opioid-overdoses-austins-finally-seeing-a-drop-in-deaths Andrew Weber We asked the Hays County sheriff candidates about school safety issues. Here's what they said. /politics/2024-10-15/2024-elections-hays-county-sheriff-alex-villalobos-anthony-hipolito-school-threats-fentanyl-resource-officers Democrat Alex Villalobos and Republican Anthony Hipolito are vying to become sheriff in the Nov. 5 election. KUT asked each candidate about school threats, the fentanyl crisis and law enforcement's presence on campus. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2024-10-15/2024-elections-hays-county-sheriff-alex-villalobos-anthony-hipolito-school-threats-fentanyl-resource-officers Maya Fawaz Hays CISD officials warn of fentanyl dangers while kids are out of school /health/2024-07-05/hays-cisd-officials-warn-of-fentanyl-dangers-while-kids-are-out-of-school School breaks mean there is less help available in the case of an overdose, and families should stay alert. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /health/2024-07-05/hays-cisd-officials-warn-of-fentanyl-dangers-while-kids-are-out-of-school Lucciana Choueiry Up to 11 deaths, over 75 cases tied to Austin overdose surge /health/2024-05-02/austin-overdoses-deaths-travis-county-fentanyl But officials also said overdose-related calls appear to be slowing, partially because of the widespread distribution of Narcan. Thu, 02 May 2024 19:18:03 GMT /health/2024-05-02/austin-overdoses-deaths-travis-county-fentanyl Olivia Aldridge More than 5 Texans die every day from fentanyl. A new online dashboard is tracking these deaths. /health/2023-07-14/more-than-5-texans-die-every-day-from-fentanyl-a-new-online-dashboard-is-tracking-these-deaths The dashboard tracks fatalities related to the powerful, synthetic opioid dating back to 2014 and compares those to overall drug deaths in Texas. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 20:35:58 GMT /health/2023-07-14/more-than-5-texans-die-every-day-from-fentanyl-a-new-online-dashboard-is-tracking-these-deaths Juli谩n Aguilar Hays CISD students are overdosing on fentanyl. It鈥檚 unclear how widespread the problem is. /education/2023-05-16/hays-cisd-students-are-overdosing-on-fentanyl-its-unclear-how-widespread-the-problem-is With so many variables 鈥� like whether an overdose occurs on campus or after school 鈥� there's no way to know if Hays CISD is a hot spot or if other districts are just tracking differently and aren鈥檛 aware of a problem. Tue, 16 May 2023 10:01:00 GMT /education/2023-05-16/hays-cisd-students-are-overdosing-on-fentanyl-its-unclear-how-widespread-the-problem-is Maya Fawaz Fentanyl deaths in AG真人百家乐 County doubled in 2022, medical examiner says /health/2023-04-26/fentanyl-deaths-in-travis-county-doubled-in-2022-medical-examiner-says Drug deaths were up 35% in AG真人百家乐 County last year, an increase spurred in large part by a growing number of fentanyl-related overdoses. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:33:27 GMT /health/2023-04-26/fentanyl-deaths-in-travis-county-doubled-in-2022-medical-examiner-says Olivia Aldridge