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17 people arrested as part of Wake County drug operation targeting opioid and cocaine trafficking
Wake County deputies and other law enforcement officers arrested 17 people as part of an operation targeting drug traffickers. “[Wednesday] was the conclusion of a year-long investigation into a ...
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The City of Durham Will Put Its First Round of Opioid Settlement Funds Towards Harm Reduction and Mobile Treatment
Project MAPS (Mobile Addiction Treatment & Primary Care Services) a collaboration between Durham Technical Community College, Duke Health and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition that ...
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NC’s multibillion-dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma adds to Durham County’s effort to combat opioid crisis
North Carolina was among 15 states to reach the $7.4 billion settlement in January with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the ...
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An ice rink to fight the opioid crisis? Some regrets over settlement cash spending
A Kentucky county nestled in the heart of Appalachia, where the opioid crisis has wreaked devastation for decades, spent $15,000 of its opioid settlement money on an ice rink. That amount wasn’t ...