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Tag: substance use

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Posted inSubstance Use

Blue Cross Tightens Rules on Opioid Prescriptions

by Mark Tosczak March 30, 2018April 14, 2021
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Posted inPrison Health

By the Numbers: Incarcerating Mental Illness and Addiction

by Taylor Knopf March 6, 2018April 14, 2021
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Posted inSubstance Use

CDC Ramping Up Data Surveillance of Opioid Overdoses

by Taylor Knopf December 5, 2017December 6, 2017
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Posted inSubstance Use

Elon Poll: Republicans & Democrats Don’t See Eye to Eye on Opioid Solutions

by Taylor Knopf November 16, 2017November 16, 2017
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Posted inSubstance Use

How Race and Class Drive Factors of the Opioid Crisis & Legislation

by Taylor Knopf June 19, 2017June 19, 2017
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Posted inSubstance Use

Report: Fentanyl Overdoses Jumped in 2016

by Rose Hoban April 19, 2017April 19, 2017

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