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The VA responded Friday to a report that the Roseburg VA has the highest rate of opioid

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Anyone who is concerned about teenagers' health and grades, impaired drivers, increase in crime, berry fields being turned into

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As tobacco companies have had to help pay for the cancer, emphysema, and other public health crises they helped

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CHARLESTON - While the West Virginia Legislature convenes with the full force of the opioid epidemic looming

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They're inviting family members of addicts to join their opioid task force which started in March. "Really

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A second-degree marijuana possession charge is considered a Class A misdemeanor in Alabama. The 49ers released the

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The Nevada Medical Board of Examiners is delaying implementation of a new opioid prescription law after dozens

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The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has agreed to back a 4 percent sales tax on gross

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Joliet appears to be a "hot spot" for opioid-related deaths in Will County as officials continue battling

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The department also called for the federal government to reclassify marijuana, essentially demanding it legalize cannabis on

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Prescription opioid deaths peaked in 2008 and have since declined 44 percent. But heroin deaths are up.

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An 11-year-old suburban Chicago elementary school student who suffered from leukemia can now use medicinal marijuana at

VA: Focus on decreasing opioid prescriptions through alternative therapies