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WPSU’s Health Minute is a collaboration with Penn State’s College of Nursing. The death rate from opioid overdose in the United States is more than six…
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Pa. Drug And Alcohol Secretary Says The State Can Handle Substance Treatment In The Time Of COVID-19With COVID-19 continuing to spread, there are new treatment protocols for people with substance use disorder. While the state’s providers have been…
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The Centre County District Attorney’s office is investigating three suspected drug overdose deaths that happened in the past week. While the toxicology…
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Maintaining recovery from opioid use disorder can be incredibly difficult, but long-term recovery is possible. Learn more about what researchers,…
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WPSU has a new podcast: “Overcoming an Epidemic: Opioids in Pennsylvania," where we explore evidence-based solutions to the opioid epidemic.Over seven…
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The opioid epidemic is treated not only as a medical problem, a disease or addiction, but also as a crime. I’m Anne Danahy. This is “Overcoming an…
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Prevention is key when it comes to the opioid epidemic. But it doesn’t always get a lot of attention. In this episode of “Overcoming an Epidemic: Opioids…
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Researchers agree that addiction is a disease. In this episode of Overcoming an Epidemic: Opioids in Pennsylvania, we'll look at how personal stories are…
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As part of the WPSU project “Overcoming an Epidemic: Opioids in Pennsylvania,” WPSU's Anne Danahy spoke with six inmates at Rockview state prison in…
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By the time Jeanne Nearhoof, of Lycoming County, and her mother went to a naloxone distribution site Thursday, there wasn’t any left.That site in…