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Surviving an opioid overdose may soon depend on where you live
In southwest Ohio, people die from drug overdoses at more than double the national rate. In the future, ... Read more
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OPIOID EDUCATION: MHCNCA receives state health grant
A grant from the state Department of Mental Health will be used locally to inform and educate residents ... Read more
State And Nation
Hurricanes drive addiction issues into public square
In the whirr of preparations for Hurricane Irma, a needle exchange program in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood handed out ... Read more
Local News
OPIOID OVERDOSES: First responders to begin carrying antidote
As the epidemic of opioid abuse continues to rise Alabama and nationally, first-responders are now being equipped with ... Read more
Cnhi Network
COLUMN: The opioid epidemic is finally a national emergency – eight years too late
“It has been many long, hard, agonizing battles for the last few years and you fought like a ... Read more
Cnhi Network
West Virginia doctor sentenced to 20 years for improper opiate prescription
A West Virginia doctor who prescribed up to 22,000 oxycodone pills in a single day has been sentenced ... Read more
Cnhi Network
The federal government is systematically undercounting heroin users
If you have been shocked and frightened by recent government reports on the growth in the number of ... Read more
Cnhi Network
Trump’s opioid crisis declaration draws optimism, concerns
BOSTON — President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national crisis to combat opioid abuse could unleash a massive ... Read more
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Deaths from drug overdoses soared in the first nine months of 2016
Deaths from drug overdoses rose sharply in the first nine months of 2016, the government reported Tuesday, releasing ... Read more
Cnhi Network
New on the front lines of the opioid crisis — librarians
With 91 Americans dying from opioid overdoses every day, more people are stepping up to the front lines ... Read more