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Six months after the formation of the Monroe County Heroin Task Force, law enforcement officials said the death toll from opioids is still climbing.But…
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The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce hosted local experts on the opioid crisis at a members-only event Wednesday morning.Monroe County public health…
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Opioid prescriptions at Monroe County’s largest health insurer have decreased, even as deaths from opioids have continued to climb.Excellus BlueCross…
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So far this year, there were 462 reported drug overdoses in Monroe County; 68 of them were fatal.A Rochester-based addiction recovery support group is…
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Congressman Tom Reed declared his adamant opposition to the use of heroin injection sites recently.The Southern Tier Republican says the proposal is made…
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A national conference held at the University of Rochester Saturday focused on battling the opioid crisis.The Center for Leading Innovation and…
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A new poll from Siena College shows that 90% of New Yorkers say the current opioid crisis is worse than previous public health crises.An overwhelming…
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Law enforcement and the private sector are teaming up to send a message to drug dealers:If you deal drugs and someone dies, you're going to prison for…
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The latest Siena College poll on opioids says 24% of New Yorkers were prescribed opioids in the last two years.Don Levy, Research Institute Director at…
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Treating opioid addiction as a crime isn't an adequate way to deal with this crisis.That's according to the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, Dr.…