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(Source): Quartz: https://qz.com/1429001/the-opioid-epidemic-is-tearing-communities-apart-heres-how-one-city-came-together-to-fight-it/ The opioid epidemic is tearing communities apart. Here’s how one city came together to fight it By Annabelle Timsit in Winchester October 21, 2018 Emma is rocking her baby, speaking to her softly in the neonatal intensive care unit of Winchester

Four state agencies were each awarded federal grants for improving prevention and treatment services in Arkansas. Each agency is collaboratively partnering to ensure successful programs. The grants were awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, part of the U.S. Department

To view and download the Arkansas Alcohol & Drug Abuse Coordinating Council’s proposed Rules of Procedure, click this link: http://www.artakeback.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AADACC-proposed-and-markup.pdf Public comments concerning the Arkansas Alcohol & Drug Abuse Coordinating Council’s Rules of Procedure can be mailed to: Office of Arkansas

A division of the Arkansas Department of Human Services has been awarded a five-year federal grant totaling $11.3 million to support programs aimed at preventing underage drinking and the abuse of drugs by youth. The Division of Adult, Aging and

By Max Bryan / Times Record / mbryan@swtimes.com Law enforcement officials in Sebastian and Crawford counties have received reports of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl in the area. Fentanyl, which is up to 50 times more powerful than heroin, is