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Tag: opioids

Posted inCommunity, Coronavirus, Covid-19

Deadly Overdoses Have Spiked in Virginia Amid Coronavirus Pandemic: Report

by WI Guest Author November 19, 2020December 21, 2021

Virginia is projected to have more than 2,000 fatal drug overdoses this year, according to a recent report from the state health department — easily outpacing the record set last year.

Brett Bramble and John Azerolo at the Lincoln Monument (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHealth

Overdose Awareness Walk Stops in D.C.

by Stacy M. Brown June 6, 2018October 31, 2020
Maryland officials look to end the war on drugs. (Courtesy of thesaber.org)
Posted inCommunity

MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE NEWS: County Officials Address Opioid Epidemic

by WI Guest Author January 17, 2018October 31, 2020
President Donald Trump (Courtesy of Trump via Facebook)
Posted inBlack Experience, Health

Heroin: White Addicts Get Rehab, Black Addicts Get Prison

by WI Guest Author November 3, 2017October 31, 2020
A kit of Naloxone, a heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid (Courtesy of BBC)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

CLAUSON: Don’t Wait to Help Loved One Fight Substance Abuse

by WI Guest Author June 21, 2017October 30, 2020
Blacks are prescribed less opioids than whites, often because of unfounded speculation. (Courtesy of Everyday Health)
Posted inHealth

D.C.-Area Officials Respond to Opioid Crisis

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 17, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inHealth

Break the Cycle: Overcoming Opioid and Substance Use

by WI Guest Author May 10, 2017October 30, 2020

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