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Gov. McMaster hosts Opioid and Addiction Summit to address opioid epidemic
WIS News 10 Columbia· 1 week agoSouth Carolina lawmakers are looking to spread information about opioid addiction during their...
Third annual community event to shed light on opioid epidemic
WAFB Baton Rouge· 2 weeks agoHealthcare leaders will host the third annual “Listen & Learn About the Opioid Epidemic” on Tuesday,...
Opioid epidemic reaches beyond health impacts to influence politics
Newswise· 1 week agoThe health shock of the opioid epidemic in America is a “huge crisis in people’s lives right now,” a...
Windham middle schoolers use 'Back to the Future' theme for opioid awareness event
FOX 23 Maine· 1 day agoMiddle school students in Windham are tackling the opioid epidemic. Each year, the school hosts an...
The opioid epidemic: A national crisis with local repercussions
Sun-Sentinel· 1 week agoIn the face of an opioid epidemic that has gripped the United States, Florida has passed legislative...
Number of incarcerated pregnant women increases amid opioid epidemic
Virginia Mercury via Yahoo News· 1 week agoBy Alyssa Hutton, Capital News Service Video by Jimmy Sidney, VCU InSight RICHMOND, Va. — Karlee...
Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement
Reuters· 1 week ago, opens new tab said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to resolve...
$147 million being used to address drug prevention in Bernalillo County
KOAT Albuquerque· 2 weeks ago"These dollars are coming off the backs of people who have died off of their family and loved ones," Commissioner Adriann Barboa said. "People lost jobs, people lost families and the ones that ...
Drug take back day held across the North Alabama
WHNT Huntsville via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNORTH ALABAMA (WHNT) — The opioid epidemic continues to grip the nation, but two annual events are working to change that. On Saturday, law enforcement...
Arizona launches effort to broaden Narcan distribution in schools
The Center Square· 3 days agoFirst, DOE is creating the School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce...