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The "Blake" bill is supposed to push people into drug treatment. But the state can't say how many beds are available for them.
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University of Washington School of Medicine research shows a drug to treat opioid addiction isn’t being used as effectively as it could be. Caleb…
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For the past 19 years, journalist Erica C. Barnett has been covering local politics in the Seattle area. For much of that time, she was struggling with…
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Medicines that help people stop using opioids are heavily regulated, and people seeking them usually have to navigate in-person doctor visits, daily stops…
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Six counties in western Washington just got a boost in the fight against opioid abuse: $5.5 million in federal funds.The grant money was awarded to some…
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Charlie Oen was addicted to heroin as a teenager. At 25, he's now clean and a peer counselor in Lima, Ohio, where he tries to help people who started using drugs before he was born.
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Most inmates lose access to medication-assisted treatment for addiction once they're incarcerated. Among prisons and jails that do offer such treatment, it's often restricted to pregnant women.