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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…

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As 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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CDC Outlines Plan to Address Ohio Valley's Opioid Crisis

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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Who Overdoses and Why?

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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