LETTER: Hope in solving prescription drug epidemic

LETTER: Hope in solving prescription drug epidemic

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Bill Keating. In the commentary, he alluded to the problem at hand: 15,000 overdose deaths nationally just from opiate painkillers; the link between those powerful medications and heroin addiction; and the fact that Fall River has among the highest …
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Psychiatrist William Nunley to be CODA's Deputy Director

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CODA is Oregon's oldest opiate-addiction treatment program, with 15 programs at 10 sites in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. Nunley's clinical work focuses on trauma-informed and substance-abuse integration work in community psychiatry …
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Experts alarmed at high rate of addiction among women

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Kingdom donating $ 300,000 to help end piracy in Somalia · Jazan student … In a telephone interview with Arab News, Sawwaf said that international agencies have warned the public of the alarmingly high rate of addiction among women, besides children …
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Coalition applies for funding to support Rice County drug court

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It is an opportunity to educate Americans on behavioral health issues and addiction, to honor people in recovery and recognize treatment providers. Recovery from chemical and behavioral health issues enable us, our families and our neighbors to live …
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