Addiction and treatment

Overdose deaths in Kentucky dropped by nearly a third last year, Gov. Beshear says

The number of overdose deaths in Kentucky last year dropped by 30.2% — down to 1,410 lives lost — giving…

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San Francisco inches closer to adopting drug policy with abstinence as its primary goal

SAN FRANCISCO -- Reeling from drug overdose deaths and scenes of people smoking fentanyl on sidewalks, San Francisco moved closer…

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Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs from the state online

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs directly from the state under a program aimed at making…

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Iran-US talks over Tehran’s nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- As far as biographies go, the two men in charge of the delicate negotiations between…

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San Francisco’s new mayor is starting to unite the fractured city

SAN FRANCISCO -- Democrats nationally may be in turmoil, but liberals in San Francisco are hopeful the new mayor's collaborative…

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Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growth

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After surviving teen homelessness and domestic violence in West Virginia, 23-year-old Ireland Daugherty was finally feeling stable:…

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