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Public health officials in St. Louis are expanding their efforts to reduce opioid addiction statewide.The St. Louis County Department of Public Health…
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St. Louis University is starting a program to train doctors to treat patients with addictions.The university’s school of medicine will operate the state’s…
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to change current Missouri law on HIV that they say hasn’t been updated since the 1980s. Rep. Holly Rehder,…
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Nearly three people a day died of opioid overdoses in St. Louis last year, according to data released by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug…
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The Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton is sending twice as many inmates to the hospital for medical emergencies as it did in previous years,…
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Doctoral students in psychology at the University of Missouri will be able to learn how to better treat and prevent addiction thanks to a $1.2 million…
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One out of three Missouri participants in Medicare’s prescription drug program were prescribed opioids last year, more than the national rate of 29%,...
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Fentanyl has become an international scourge. It’s been blamed for a spike in drug overdose deaths in Missouri as well as around the world. It’s both…
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A few weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released some positive statistics related to the ongoing opioid crisis. While drug…
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Since 2016, Missouri has received more than $65 million in federal grants to provide treatment and recovery services to people addicted to opioids.The…