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Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed Florida's opioid legislation into law, a move seen by many as a good first step in combating a crisis that has claimed at least 16
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A day after President Trump promises a plan to solve the opioid crisis, we're getting a closer look at the problem in the Port City. "We have a lot of people
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Cook County officials put an official feeler out in the form of a ballot referendum, looking to see how its voting residents feel about the state legalizing marijuana for recreational use,
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North Carolina's hospital emergency departments experienced a nearly 40 percent increase, to 5,745, in opioid overdose cases from 2016 to 2017. The N.C. ... North Carolina is averaging nearly four deaths
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Voters in the Illinois county that includes Chicago have backed the recreational use of marijuana in a nonbinding referendum. The question for Cook County voters asked if Illinois should legalize "the
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Voters in the largest county in Illinois overwhelmingly approved a ballot question calling for the legalization of marijuana on Tuesday. ... "Shall the State of Illinois legalize the cultivation, manufacture, distribution,
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Mr. Trump gave a rambling speech on opioids on Monday in which he offered few details about how he would increase access to substance abuse treatment and prevention to help the
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(Meredith) -- New research is claiming that exposure to marijuana smoke is three times more harmful than that of tobacco smoke. The study from the University of California found that the
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Former NFL running back Ricky Williams announced Tuesday that he is going into the marijuana business. Williams has founded a new line of cannabis-based products called "Real Wellness by Ricky Williams"
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BELCHERTOWN - Firefighters responding to a reported structure fire on Depot Street Monday night uncovered what appears to be a marijuana growing operation, according to police. The resident of the first
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Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid overdose-reversal drug that can counteract the effects of respiratory depression that often lead to death during an opioid overdose. In his
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