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The Dalles to receive funds from opioid settlement

  • By Aileen Hymas For Columbia Gorge News
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THE DALLES — According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health’s latest estimates of substance abuse prevalence, one in five Oregonians …

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Overdoses on the rise

  • By Neita Cecil Columbia Gorge News
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Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue (MCFR) saw a steady 20 to 21 overdoses a year for the past three years, but has already recorded 20 overdoses just through September of this year.

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Letter to the Editor: Jamie is best chance

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To the editor: Rep. Greg Walden has been busy lately working on, and especially talking about, the opioid crisis. It’s indeed a crisis, with 72,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. in the past year. And it’s indeed far past time to address it. As we listen to Mr. Walden self-congratulate on his current efforts, we might wonder why in the world he’s just now addressing it. Well, it is election season...