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Health Bills Moving Quickly Ahead of Legislative Deadline

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N.C. veterans with PTSD could receive lesser sentences under proposed law By Taylor Knopf and Rose Hoban Legislation that could lessen criminal sentences for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) breezed through a judiciary committee and then a floor vote in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 483 would allow a judge […]

Posted inHealth Insurance, Infectious Disease, NC Health Briefs, Prescription Drugs, Public Health

Needle-Disposal Bill Gets Positive Review

by Editor September 17, 2015October 13, 2015
Unintentional prescription opioid and drug overdose deaths by year: 1999-2012
Posted inSubstance Use

Diverse Group Works to Prevent Overdose Deaths

by Editor July 16, 2015April 22, 2021
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Mental Health

Reducing Harm from Heroin & Opiate Drugs Gains Traction at NCGA

by Editor February 13, 2015October 21, 2019
With each use, needles develop more holes and crevices in them that can contain traces of blood. Photo: NC Harm Reduction Coalition
Posted inInfectious Disease, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

Harm-reduction Advocates Find Success in Current Legislative Session

by Rose Hoban June 14, 2013October 19, 2021

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