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News Articles: Inside Georgia's Opioid Crisis

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How Fentanyl Is Changing The Demographics — And Dangers — Of Georgia's Opioid Crisis

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 200,000 opioid-related deaths in the United States over the last...

April 25, 2019
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By:
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Renee Ellmers is the Region 4 Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Leaders Meet For The First Time To Discuss Georgia's Opioid Problem

Federal and state agencies working on an opioid task force gathered online for the first time this week. The Region IV Opioid Crisis Coalition federal...

November 01, 2018
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

On Second Thought For Monday, March 26, 2018

Former Georgia Gov. Zell Miller, 86, died Friday morning at his home in Young Harris. Miller was best known for pioneering the lottery-funded HOPE...

March 27, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 5 more

Exploring Pain Management Alternatives Amid Georgia's Opioid Crisis

The opioid crisis continues to ravage Georgia and the rest of the nation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta,...

March 26, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen

Opiate Antidote Naloxone New Necessity For Police

New Jersey police detective Eric Price came in contact with fentanyl while doing his job. “I felt like my body was shutting down,” Price said. “People...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett

When Your Weapon Is Your Nose: Police Work To Protect K-9s From Potent Opioids

Drugs like fentanyl aren’t just creating new risks for human police officers. The dogs who use their powerful noses to sniff out drugs are inhaling the...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Jones

Addiction, Recovery: The Voices Of Georgia’s Opioid Crisis

On a recent sweltering afternoon, Jeremy stood on a street corner in Atlanta, remembering how his relationship with opioids started. “I was stealing...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

Examining The Science Of Opioid Addiction

Imagine that you haven't eaten in several days. What would you be thinking about? Most likely, food would be on your mind! The craving for sustenance...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Leah Fleming

Pain Versus Addiction: A Tough Decision For Rural Georgia

It’s was a slow Thursday morning at Optim Medical Center-Screven in Sylvania, a small town about 60 miles northwest of Savannah. Only a handful of...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

Medical Amnesty Offers A Lifeline To Overdose Victims

The push for medical amnesty all started with a group of parents who lost children to drug overdose. Robin Elliott was one of them. “My son Zach was a...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt

Methadone Clinics: Business, Blight, Or Saving Grace?

Lisa Kidd knows the drill. She flashes her identification card without needing to be prompted and has her lockbox open, ready to go. This is what she’s...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Olivia Reingold

Inside Georgia’s Opioid Epidemic

Every day in the United States 91 people die of opioid overdose. That includes prescription opiates and heroin. Over a year, that’s more than ten times...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead ,
  • Leah Fleming ,
  • and 10 more

Gate Of 100 Sorrows: Following And Fighting The Flow Of Opiates

Georgia is a major distribution hub for everything from food and cars to raw materials like cotton and turpentine. And, increasingly, illegal drugs,...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Cindy Hill

What To Do With Those Unwanted Pills

Getting opioids can be very easy. Getting rid of them can be very hard. There’s a lot at stake here. Failure to do dispose of opioids can impacts lives,...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

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