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The deadly connection between prescription painkillers and the economy
About 15 years ago, death rates among middle-aged white Americans stopped falling and started to climb. It was ... Read more
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Bill to strengthen fentanyl penalties passes House committee
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bill to strengthen trafficking penalties for the synthetic opioid fentanyl has passed an ... Read more
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Funeral directors face emotional burden from flood of fatal opioid overdoses
Bill Harris was preparing the body of an 18-year-old high school student for an unimaginable moment last year ... Read more
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Louisville officials receive 52 overdose calls in 32 hours as country’s addiction epidemic explodes
The country's addiction epidemic is spiking in the Bluegrass State. Read more
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Research shows medical marijuana could lower overdose deaths
States with medical marijuana laws were associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates, which could be ... Read more
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States hit hard by opioid crisis see increase in foster care kids
The country's drug-addiction epidemic is putting strains on foster care services in states hit hardest by the opioid ... Read more
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This drug dealer’s heroin was so powerful that it led to 26 overdoses in a single day
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The man responsible for more than two dozen heroin overdoses - which all occurred in ... Read more
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Baby exposed to fentanyl expected to be released from hospital
METHUEN, Mass. -- A baby girl who nearly died after being exposed to the drug fentanyl is expected ... Read more
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Drug-tormented West Virginia county sues prescription painkiller distributors
WELCH, W. Va. – The West Virginia county with the nation’s highest drug overdose death rate has filed ... Read more
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Bentley announces creation of opioid addiction council
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley on Thursday announced the creation of the Alabama Council on Opioid Misuse and ... Read more