Opioid articles
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State, local leaders discuss opioid settlement funds
Community leaders in Jackson joined Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Monday at Andy's Place, the state's first of several permanent supportive recovery housing projects, as she looked to learn more about the organization's work as recovery housing.
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Millions of dollars to pour into Georgia to combat opioid epidemic
On Monday, grant applications will open for Georgia's $638 million settlement from opioid drugmakers.Now, officials have to figure out how to spend all that money."From 2010 to 2020, Georgia's number of overdose deaths increased by 207%," said Kevin Tanner, commissioner of Georgia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.He's one of the people in charge of getting the money to communities across the state on the state's Opioid Settlement Advisory Commission. The...
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Hamilton officials warn of opioid drug being posed as oxycontin
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Officials in Hamilton are warning that a deadly drug being passed off as oxycontin may be circulating throughout the city. Police and public health put out a warning after a large number of pills were seized in the city in March. Police say they took over two thousand fake oxycontin pills off the streets. After […]