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The Damage Done – West Virginia’s Opioid Epidemic
ARC Funds Addiction Treatment For Women In Rural Kentucky And Ohio
The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded more than two million dollars to expand addiction treatment and recovery resources for women in rural…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHHS Provides Additional Funding to Expand Addiction Treatment
The Ohio Valley has received nearly $60 million in additional federal funds to help combat the opioid epidemic.Kentucky received $16,431,436, Ohio…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs Opioid Crisis Affects A New Generation, Experts Study Long-Term Effects Of Prenatal Exposure
Sue Meeks has worked with children for years as a registered nurse.Meeks manages the family navigator program at Ohio University Heritage College of…
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President Donald Trump’s call to implement the death penalty for drug traffickers grabbed headlines Monday. But public health officials within the Trump…
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Watch How W.Va. Opioid Deaths Doubled in the Past Decade
Deaths related to opioid abuse in West Virginia have more than doubled in the past decade, according to the most recent data from the West Virginia Health…
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Most people who overdose on opioids have seen a health care provider in the last year, and many had recently been released from jail, according to a new…
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