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Stean stands at a podium to speak about opioids
Posted inSubstance Use

Q&A: A.G. Josh Stein Talks About Fighting Opioid Abuse

by Taylor Knopf February 12, 2018April 14, 2021

By Taylor Knopf During Josh Stein’s first year as the North Carolina Attorney General, he has spent a lot of time focusing on the problem of opioid addiction across the state. NC Health News sat down with Stein last week to talk about what he’s learned fighting this deadly epidemic. NCHN: How did the opioid […]

This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image revealed numerous hepatitis virions. Image courtesy E.H. Cook, Jr. CDC, Public Health Image Library
Posted inInfectious Disease

Chipping Away at Hepatitis C in Rural Communities

by Taylor Knopf April 17, 2017April 16, 2017
With each use, needles develop more holes and crevices in them that can contain traces of blood. Photo: NC Harm Reduction Coalition
Posted inSubstance Use

Needle/ Syringe Exchange Bill Has Good Shot at Becoming Law

by Rose Hoban July 1, 2016April 16, 2021

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