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Last year, opioid-related deaths in Iowa decreased by 33 percent, marking a five year low for the state, according to statistics released this month from…
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Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has announced he is joining four other states in suing pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma and its former chairman,…
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A new sober living home will soon open in Sioux City to help men struggling with addiction who may be homeless.Hope Street of Siouxland has five bedrooms…
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The U.S. Surgeon General says electronic cigarette use among young people is increasing at “epidemic proportions.” In Iowa, 2018 data shows that nine…
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A significant community push from the community is supporting the opening of a detox center in Sioux City. On this hour or River to River, Executive…
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Advocates for a planned western Iowa detoxification center for people recovering from addiction say there is a real need for one that serves Native…
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A new addiction treatment clinic is now open in Burlington. The facility will offer medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, a somewhat controversial…
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Over a decade ago, Regina Sampieri’s mom called the police on her because she was afraid she would die. Sampieri was abusing painkillers and getting…
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When addiction and violent crime happen, the families of the perpetrators are often left out of the conversation.Iowa-based playwright Jennifer Fawcett’s…
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The opioid addiction epidemic started in Southern Ohio and seems to be moving west. Experts expect the crisis to peak in Iowa in about three years; but…