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Governor declares health emergency to tackle opioid-abuse outbreak

Lauren Marshall//June 5, 2017//

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Governor declares health emergency to tackle opioid-abuse outbreak

Governor declares health emergency to tackle opioid-abuse outbreak

Lauren Marshall//June 5, 2017//

Gov. Doug Ducey declared a statewide health emergency Monday in light of a report from the Arizona Department of Health Services that stated opioid overdoses now kill an average of...

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