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Health director: Alternative pain relief could help curb opioid abuse, deaths

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//June 1, 2017//

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Health director: Alternative pain relief could help curb opioid abuse, deaths

Health director: Alternative pain relief could help curb opioid abuse, deaths

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//June 1, 2017//

Faced with an average of two deaths a day, the state’s top health official is looking for ways to curb the abuse of opioids, both legal and otherwise. And some...

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Tags: opioid abuse, Department of Health Services, medical marijuana, heroin, death, Arizona, Cara Christ, Addiction

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