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News Articles: opioids

Gov. Nathan Deal signed new legislation regulating addiction treatment centers.

Deal Signs Limits On Drug Treatment Centers

Georgia is increasing regulation of addiction treatment centers, prompted by complaints from northwest Georgia lawmakers and residents that a cluster of...

May 04, 2017
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By:
  • Associated Press
The drug looks like concrete mix and varies in consistency from a hard, chunky material to a fine powder.

Dangerous Opioid Combo 'Gray Death' Is Latest Mixing Trend

It's being called "gray death" — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addiction crisis. Investigators...

May 04, 2017
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By:
  • Andrew Welch-Huggins and
  • Associated Press
 This March 8, 2017 photo shows early morning fog along Robin Road in Riggold, Ga. In the northwest corner of Georgia, a small cluster of privately owned treatment centers have sprung up in recent years for heroin and prescription painkiller addicts.

Georgia Losing Patience With Drug Treatment Tourists

In the northwest corner of Georgia, where cows and crops vastly outnumber people, a small cluster of privately owned treatment centers has sprung up in...

May 03, 2017
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By:
  • Ezra Kaplan and
  • Associated Press
Georgia Sen. Josh McKoon, R - Columbus, speaks in favor of a bill allowing concealed handguns on public college campuses at the Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

Near Session's End, Lawmakers Rush On Taxes, Education Bills

State lawmakers worked late into the evening Tuesday, rushing to pass legislation affecting Georgians' income taxes, treatment for opioid addiction and...

March 29, 2017
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By:
  • Kathleen Foody,
  • Ezra Kaplan,
  • and 1 more
The proposed bill only requires doctors to check the database before prescribing opioids, such as hydrocodone, it does not include any restrictions on the actual prescriptions that the physician chooses to write.

Experts Worry About Loopholes In Prescription Drug Bill

Georgia lawmakers have reached a compromise on a bill that would require doctors to log into a pill-tracking database before prescribing painkillers and...

March 22, 2017
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By:
  • Ezra Kaplan and
  • Associated Press

Georgia Gynecologist Indicted For Running Multimillion Dollar Pill Mill

George Mack Bird, III, a Georgia gynecologist, had a 176-count indictment returned against him by a federal grand jury in Savannah for allegedly running...

March 10, 2017
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By:
  • Najae Lamar

Georgia Lawmakers Seek To Tighten Methadone Clinic Regulations

The Georgia Senate passed a bill last month to tighten regulation of methadone clinics. Methadone treats opioid addiction by blocking withdrawal...

March 06, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Olivia Reingold
Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia

Senate Passes Stringent Opioid Treatment Program Regulations

Georgia has become the opioid treatment program capital of the South as loose regulations have led to an explosion of new clinics opening around the...

February 23, 2017
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By:
  • Ezra Kaplan and
  • Associated Press
Naloxone can be used as an opioid antagonist.

University System Of Georgia Tackles Opioid Abuse

The University System of Georgia is making an antidote for opioid overdoses available on all its campuses. The drug Naloxone can reverse the effects of...

February 15, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Jones and
  • Najae Lamar

On Second Thought For Monday, June 6, 2016

In March, Atlanta hosted the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. President Obama along with politicians, scientists, and medical professionals...

June 06, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee

Atlanta Opioid Summit Brings Obama, Medical Professionals Together

The National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit is currently underway in Atlanta. President Obama and a host of politicians, scientists, and medical...

March 30, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

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