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States differ on how best to spend $26B from settlement in opioid cases
by Aneri Pattani November 22, 2022Jacqueline Lewis is now raising her 7-year-old granddaughter; the child’s father, Shaun Lewis, died of a drug overdose this fall. There are…
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School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction
by Rachel Gotbaum December 5, 2018Enlarge this image Offering therapy to children in need at school makes sense, says Sarah Nadeau, who adopted two girls from a…
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Anxiety Relief Without The High? New Studies On CBD, A Cannabis Extract
by Allison Aubrey April 23, 2018Enlarge this image A sample of cannabidiol (CBD) oil is dropped into water. Supplements containing the marijuana extract are popular and widely…
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Enlarge this image Velva Poole works to reunite children with parents who have been grappling with substance use disorder. Mentoring the parents,…
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Enlarge this image Mady Ohlman, who lives near Boston and has been sober for more than four years, says many drug users…
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States Seek More Federal Funding For Opioid Treatment, Not More Promises
by Penci March 1, 2018Enlarge this image Colorado State Rep. Brittany Pettersen (right) is advocating for more treatment money for opioid addiction, in part because of…
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An Uncle’s Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change Course
by Emmarie Huetteman January 26, 2018Enlarge this image The revelation that a favorite uncle had died from a long-hidden drug habit shook Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky to his…
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