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News Articles: opioid crisis

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Study: Construction Workers Hit Hard By Opioid Crisis

Opioid addiction does not discriminate. It affects families and communities at every socioeconomic level and in every region in Georgia. "On Second...

January 28, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
In this Oct. 8, 2018, photo, Tim Nolen, left, participates in a relapse prevention group session with counselor Bob Benson, right, at a treatment facility run by Buffalo Valley Inc. in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Health

Health Policy, Stigma Can Hinder Those Seeking Help With Alcohol, Drug Addiction

The indulgences of the holidays are behind us, and Dry January is trending. But that movement to give up drinking alcohol, in this case for a month, is...

January 07, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
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
Patty DiRenzo tried to find help for her son, Sal, who struggled with addiction but was turned away from emergency rooms because doctors say alcohol withdrawal is life threatening, but heroin withdrawal is not. He died after an overdose in 2010.

Group Adds Georgia To Addiction Resource List, Helpline

A nonprofit is hoping to help end the opioid epidemic in Georgia by providing better resources for those struggling with substance use disorder. The...

October 15, 2018
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Four metro Atlanta counties take the top four places in opioid drug use in Georgia.

Metro Atlanta Tops State In Opioid Use

More people in the metro Atlanta area abuse opioids than anywhere else in the state, officials said Monday. Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett and DeKalb counties...

July 18, 2018
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Screenshot from opioids.thetruth.com

New Federal Initiative To Combat Opioid Addiction Begins

The Department of Health and Human Services kicked off a campaign Monday to help prevent opioid addiction through education. Nationwide, Georgia is near...

June 18, 2018
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

On Second Thought For Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Atlanta’s Donald Glover has found a new level of success. He’s an actor, the creator of a hit show named after his hometown of Atlanta, and a rapper...

May 16, 2018
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By:
  • Leah Fleming ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 5 more
Effects of the opioid crisis can be seen throughout the U.S. In Georgia, widespread substance abuse has put thousands of children in foster care.

More Children In Georgia Wind Up In Foster Care As Opioid Crisis Spreads Through State

Georgia’s director of Family and Children Services says the opioid crisis is the main reason behind a recent surge in the foster care population. More...

May 16, 2018
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt and
  • Leah Fleming

On Second Thought For Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Last month, investigators in Atlanta recovered about 500 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside Disney figurines. That's worth about $2 million. Drug...

May 02, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 6 more

On Second Thought For Tuesday, May 1, 2018

New research on anxiety in the workplace finds in some cases, anxiety can actually help improve employee performance. Georgia State University...

May 01, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more
A syringe discarded in a street.

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  • Health

Health Experts Champion Pastor's Idea For Needle Exchange In Canton

Nationwide, officials are examining the role of syringe exchange programs in the opioid epidemic. While many residents react with a not-in-my-backyard...

April 20, 2018
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Headlines For Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Voters go to the polls to elect Atlanta's next mayor Atlanta's Board of Education amends dress code policy after a petition New study finds that the...

December 05, 2017
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
This Sept. 22, 2016 file photo shows the screen of an electronic voting machine during testing at the KSU Center for Election Systems.

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  • Politics

Amid Lawsuit, Georgia Voter Data Erased

On this edition of "Political Rewind," how did voter data end up being erased from state computers even as a lawsuit challenging the integrity of...

October 27, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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