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The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against…
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Researchers at Harvard University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that rural Americans identified drug addiction and economic concerns as the…
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The year: 2009. A Senator from Illinois named Barack Obama has just made history upon taking the presidential oath of office. The national economy is at a…
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Dr. Patrice Harris took the oath in June to become the first African-American woman to serve as president of the powerful American Medical Association,…
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Addiction specialists, business leaders, law enforcement officials and other community members gathered around tables at Shawnee State University to talk…
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A Washington Post investigation finds the Ohio Valley is suffering the most from the surge in overdose deaths due to synthetic opioids, even as deaths…
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It’s lunch hour, and Cafe Appalachia is bustling.Located in South Charleston, West Virginia, the former church turned restaurant has a funky, yet calming…
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The Appalachian Regional Commission announced Thursday another $22.8 million in funding to 33 projects aimed at revitalizing economies in places affected…
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Sue Meeks has worked with children for years as a registered nurse.Meeks manages the family navigator program at Ohio University Heritage College of…
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When Dr. Rahul Gupta started work as West Virginia’s chief health officer his state was already ground zero for the opioid epidemic, with some of the…