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Rural Risk: Fighting Disease Amid The Opioid Crisis
By: Roxy Todd | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Health officials in the Ohio Valley are investigating outbreaks of disease associated with needle drug use in what is emerging as a new public health threat from the region’s… Read More
Data Fix: Cities Seek Better Information On Opioid Epidemic
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Paramedics and police are already in the hotel room when Kyle Simpson walks in. “What happened?” he asks. A 37-year-old man in the room is barely conscious–just revived by the… Read More
Working With Addiction: A Popsicle Plant Helps To Lick The Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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If you’ve ever enjoyed a Budget Saver twin popsicle on a hot summer day, you can thank the employees of the Ziegenfelder frozen treat factory in Wheeling, West Virginia. Floor… Read More
Lazarus Drug: The Medicine Saving Lives Amid The Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The sound of sirens in Cabell County, West Virginia, has a good chance of indicating an overdose these days. The county’s Emergency Medical Service had responded to 622 overdose calls… Read More