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Drug overdoses on the rise in the Alle-Kiski Valley

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Determining how many drug users died from overdoses in each county can't easily be pinpointed, even with hospital and coroner data. That's because some overdose patients are taken to Pittsburgh hospitals, where more sophisticated treatment may be …
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Program seeks to help LGBTs with substance–abuse issues

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To assist clinicians and administrators SAMHSA has issued "A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals" that provides information about substance abuse treatment approaches that are …
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