Overview

• Tennessee’s Bureau of Investigation, Highway Patrol, and Department of Health issued a joint alert warning of a sharp influx of fentanyl and heroin entering the state.
• Macon, Georgia authorities are investigating a counterfeit Percocet outbreak linked to a wave of overdoses, with the coroner reporting at least one additional death.
• Springfield, Ohio recorded about 40 suspected overdoses in two days, including 20 cases in 24 hours that police tied to a suspected bad batch.
• An Ohio county coroner’s office advised first responders to discard latex gloves in response to risks tied to synthetic opioids.
• Communities are expanding harm-reduction efforts as reports question naloxone’s effectiveness against some fentanyl types, with Dayton’s needle exchange active, a Cleveland father urging use of fentanyl test strips, and $27 million in federal funds directed to Texas nonprofits.