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• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study

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• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too

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• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

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• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs

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• Opioid OD Deaths Fall Despite Growing Use of Synthetic Drugs: CDC

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• Opioid Withdrawal Raises Health Risks for Injection Drug Users: Study

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• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose

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