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Winter Welcome: Opioid battle is a community effort

Ian Magness, Superintendent, Freeport Area School District

Dec 14, 2017

The opioid and prescription drug problem in our nation, and particularly in Pennsylvania, has reached epidemic levels. In fact, in December 2016 the C...

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County Heroin-Opioid Task Force final meeting of year shows varied results

Tom Dinki | Special to The Press

Oct 23, 2017

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Heroin-Opioid Task Force held its final meeting of the year Friday by reviewing both encouraging and concerning pieces ...

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Ontario County faces drug culture head on

Karen Marley

Sep 20, 2017

Doobie. Reefer. Joint. Fatty, bud, skunk, pot and ganga. Welcome to the stoner vernacular. Of course, to truly capture the complete language of mariju...

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Student-produced videos target opioid epidemic

Karen Marley

Sep 19, 2017

"Kyle did not grow up to be an addict,” says Jeannie Sundo, her words loaded with grief during a segment on a student-produced public service announce...

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Board of Health urges legislators to sue over heroin deaths

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jul 06, 2017

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Board of Health voted Wednesday to urge the county lawmakers to file a lawsuit against pharmacy companies potentially r...

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Heroin deaths in county this year exceeds all of 2016

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Jun 08, 2017

OLEAN — The number of suspected heroin/opiate deaths in Cattaraugus County reached in the first week of June has already surpassed the number of death...

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Overdose numbers calm down in wake of drug busts

RICK MILLER County Reporter

Nov 04, 2016

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County heroin overdoses have decreased in early fall — something attributed to several large drug busts, the Cattaraugus County Bo...