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The Deepening Opioid Crisis Among Native Americans thecrimereport.org/2017/05/24/the-deepening-opioid-crisis-among-native-americans/ The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has launched a lawsuit against three national retail pharmacy chains and two of the largest national drug distributors in the country. The complaint charges that they knowingly flooded the tribal community with prescription opioids, fueling a deadly drug epidemic that has taken […]

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VA hospital in Marion abruptly cutting opiate prescriptions fox59.com/2017/05/23/fox59-investigates-va-hospital-in-marion-abruptly-cutting-opiate-prescriptions/ VIDEO ON LINK MARION, Ind. – A VA hospital once investigated for giving out too many opioids, is now cracking down hard on opiate prescriptions. But are they going too far? According to a number of veterans, the answer is yes. They say their opiate prescriptions were […]

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Residents of halfway house found two men dead from overdoses — their drug counselors https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/05/24/halfway-house-residents-found-two-men-dead-from-overdoses-their-drug-counselors/ The man’s losing battle with heroin was laid out right there on the nightstand of the halfway house. There were three morning devotionals, including “God Calling,” geared toward keeping a person’s thoughts pointed heavenward. Then there was the nicotine: two packs of cigarettes, […]

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Not enough space, not enough money. Jailers across Kentuckiana said they are burning holes in their financial pockets. They’re trying to keep up with treating inmates who are overdosing while in their care. LEBANON, Kentucky (WHAS11) — It’s got that small-town feel and it’s where American pride is proudly on display.  But, that Mayberry persona […]

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