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Report: Americans are now more likely to die of an opioid overdose than a vehicle accident
Report: Americans are now more likely to die of an opioid overdose than a vehicle accident
Report: Americans are now more likely to die of an opioid overdose than a vehicle accident
According to the report, Americans now have a 1 in 96 lifetime chance of dying from an opioid overdose.
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  • Georgia attorney general files lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
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    Georgia attorney general files lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
    “No Georgia community is a stranger to the devastating effects of the opioid crisis,” said Carr in a news release.
    LOCAL
  • GBI releases list of Georgia counties with the highest opioids use
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    GBI releases list of Georgia counties with the highest opioids use
    The data was compiled through data taken from law enforcement seizures that were tested by the crime labs since May 22, 2018, from 3,954 different drug cases.
    LOCAL
  • 'Broke his arm to get more prescription opioids': New W.H. ad features Atlanta man's story
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    'Broke his arm to get more prescription opioids': New W.H. ad features Atlanta man's story
    The campaign is a partnership between the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Truth Initiative.
    TRIANGLE
  • Bill Clinton on opioid crisis: We should 'squeeze it until it's gone'
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    Bill Clinton on opioid crisis: We should 'squeeze it until it's gone'
    "If there is one thing in this country that we should be able to do together – without any partisan rancor, it should be to take this thing by the throat and squeeze it until it's gone," said Bill Clinton, speaking of the opioid crisis.
    NEWS
  • Georgia 'opioid vultures' bill goes to House
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    Georgia 'opioid vultures' bill goes to House
    LOCAL
  • A&E's 'Intervention' goes into the Triangle
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    A&E's 'Intervention' goes into the Triangle
    In the latest season of the show, "Intervention's" team spent 90 days in Cobb County and the surrounding area north of Atlanta.
    TRIANGLE
  • The Triangle is growing: The full investigation
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    The Triangle is growing: The full investigation
    Young people are still dying, and not just in our wealthy suburbs
    TRIANGLE
  • Opioid addiction causes drop in U.S. life expectancy for second year in a row
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    Opioid addiction causes drop in U.S. life expectancy for second year in a row
    What makes this change more alarming is it's not the first time we've seen opioid abuse lower life expectancy.
    NEWS
  • Police officer saves man's life twice in 2 weeks
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    Police officer saves man's life twice in 2 weeks
    Cop saves man from overdose twice in two weeks.
    LOCAL
  • What you need to know about the opioid supply chain
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    What you need to know about the opioid supply chain
    A look at how these drugs find their way into our culture and into homes nationwide
    TRIANGLE
  • The opioid supply chain
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    The opioid supply chain
    A look at how the opioid supply chain reaches into our homes.
    TRIANGLE
  • #TheLateFeed: Understanding the pill to person pipeline
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    #TheLateFeed: Understanding the pill to person pipeline
    How do opioids get into everyday Americans' hands?
    TRIANGLE
  • Opioid addiction: It can start with a single pill
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    Opioid addiction: It can start with a single pill
    These pills have a tight hold on nearly two million Americans who either abused or got hooked on opioid pain relievers.
    TRIANGLE
  • Heroin addict fakes death before losing his life
    Heroin addict fakes death before losing his life

    “He was riding away on a bicycle. The last thing he said was, ‘I love you.’"

    NEWS
  • 3x more powerful than heroin: 'Pink' drug blamed for at least a dozen deaths in Georgia
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    3x more powerful than heroin: 'Pink' drug blamed for at least a dozen deaths in Georgia

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is warning of a new drug similar to heroin, but two to three times stronger.  "Pink" is blamed for at least a dozen deaths in Georgia.

    TRIANGLE
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