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Tag: opioid epidemic

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Posted inSubstance Use

Treatment for opioid use disorder – not separate but still unequal

by Melba Newsome December 17, 2021December 21, 2021
Boxes of Narcan are visible
Posted inSubstance Use

Decreasing opioid deaths, not with abstinence, but harm reduction

by Elizabeth Thompson December 10, 2021August 31, 2022
Posted inSubstance Use

Targeting the opioid crisis, NC lawmakers give $10M to new church ministry

by Taylor Knopf December 6, 2021March 14, 2022
photo shows an ornate room with the state seal of North Carolina above the dias at the front, and seats where state senators sit in a semi-circular arrangement.
Posted inState Health Policy

Funds for opioid treatment in jails and after release; prison facility improvement in budget

by Elizabeth Thompson November 17, 2021August 31, 2022
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Posted inSubstance Use

Supporting mothers through addiction as two public health crises converge

by Elizabeth Thompson October 15, 2021August 31, 2022
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Posted inSubstance Use

Opioid overdose remembrance events combine prayer, ritual, activism

by Rose Hoban September 2, 2021September 2, 2021

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