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Seeking help about opioids? Here are options

Seeking help about opioids? Here are options

Where to go for help if you or a loved on is battling an opioid addiction.

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Metro Drug Coalition unveils plans for new recovery community center

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Nearly 1,000 people have died of suspected overdoses in Knox County since 2016

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Two East Tennessee doctors plead guilty to overprescribing opioids as part of federal bust

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New study: Opioid crisis cost US economy $631 billion over 4 years

The biggest cost burden fell on families due to lost earnings of those who died. Mortality costs alone came to more than $72 billion last year, the report said.

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