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Nevada will continue to pursue its claims against several other opioid manufacturers and pharmacy defendants.

A push by the Berkshire Overdose Addiction Prevention Collaborative will bring Narcan to more than a dozen additional first responder departments across the Berkshires.

Darcy Robins and Samantha Taylor were hired after the city received a grant for $245,000 annually for three years.

The city today introduced two social workers who have been working with the Fort Wayne Police Department since August.

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HENDERSON, Ky. — While many counties are losing offices where drivers licenses and REAL IDs can be obtained, Henderson County is poised to become a go-to location. During Tuesdays session of the Henderson County Fiscal Court, Jailer Amy Brady and Henderson Circuit Clerk Herbie McKee updated magistrates about the effort to establish a Regional Drivers License/REAL ID office in Henderson. The initiative is due to a decision by the Kentucky Transportation Department to "streamline" the process t...

by   Sharing his experience on the 1st Special Forces Command and 18th Airborne Corps podcasts, Col. Eric Kreitz said he was not open with colleagues about his struggles with alcohol. (U.S. Army) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — Col. Eric Kreitz woke up to paramedics shining a flashlight in his eyes. He was on his back and noticed the stars in the night sky. He remembered having dinner with his family in Colorado, but he doesn’t remember blacking out from drinking...

MASSENA — The north country’s third methadone clinic is inching closer to opening in St. Lawrence County.

Federal health officials are releasing $3 billion to help states cope with rising substance abuse and mental health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Almost exactly one year ago, Jamie M. got some bad news. Her Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor wanted to stop meeting in person for at least two weeks because of the pandemic. “I just remember kind of getting scared like, “Well, what am I going to do?” Jamie M. said. Jamie had been sober for about one year after going through detox and 30-day treatment through the Department of Veterans Affairs. She had been going to AA meetings every day. When the pandemic hit, she didn’t want to lose her p...