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Posted: May 23, 2024

Drug Use in the US: Best and Worst States in 2024

Drug abuse has been an issue in the US for decades, yet despite efforts to curb it, substance use is still prevalent nationwide. According to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2020, approximately 40 million persons aged 12 years and older had a substance use disorder in the past year.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Patient Care
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Posted: May 23, 2024

Charging lithium-ion batteries at Maine firehouse cause fire, one injury

Multiple lithium-ion batteries charging on a shelf at the Stacyville Fire Department caught fire Tuesday night, leading to damage and an injured firefighter. It happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the fire station located at 370 Station Rd., the state fire marshal's office said in a release Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSH-TV NBC 6 Portland
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Posted: May 23, 2024

Museum in Colorado fighting for historical bronze fire bell, now in a church storage yard

VIDEO: A Denver museum has been fighting for the last 14 years to bring a piece of the city’s history back home after a 140-year-old bell, which was presumed missing, turned up at a church in Pueblo. “The bell itself is a 1,600-pound bell, which is quite large and it’s got a tone that even the bell company said is kind of a special tone,” Dan Farley said.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
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Posted: May 23, 2024

Charging lithium-ion batteries at Maine firehouse cause fire

Multiple lithium-ion batteries charging on a shelf at the Stacyville Fire Department caught fire Tuesday night, leading to damage and an injured firefighter. It happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the fire station located at 370 Station Rd., the state fire marshal's office said in a release Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSH-TV NBC 6 Portland
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Posted: May 23, 2024

Nine-year-old Marysville boy hailed as hero after calling 911 to save teacher

VIDEO: Nine-year-old elementary school student Cormac Booth is being honored by his school and local firefighters after he sprang into action to help his teacher. On Tuesday, Cormac said his teacher passed out in the middle of class. Cormac immediately called 911 for help. “My teacher, she got up fast, she fell and she passed out.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2024 11:26:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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