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opioid epidemic

Behavioral Health

Teens account for 1 in 4 opioid ODs

As illegal drugs become more potent, it increases the odds that just a small amount could lead to overdose.

  • By: Alan Mozes, HealthDay
  • February 25, 2020
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Research & Technology
Patient Story

‘And so I kept living’

Sara Riemersma overdosed on pain medication. Spectrum Health saved her life. As a paramedic, she's now paying it forward, saving other lives.

  • Marie Havenga
  • By: Marie Havenga
  • December 16, 2019
  • 5
Behavioral Health

Drug overdoses plague Northeast

Public health campaigns should account for regional differences in drug activity and overdoses, researchers say.

  • By: Dennis Thompson, HealthDay
  • November 1, 2019
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