An Ohio mother suffocated her three young sons to death over the course of two years and told police she did it because she worried the boys would grow up to abuse women.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 4:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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Four Democratic 2020 candidates have signed a letter requesting an independent investigation in sexual abuse allegations against NBC.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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The allegation brought the sexual abuse story back into the spotlight just as Jordan gained a prominent role in the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 8:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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Attorney General William Barr told reporters Wednesday that an inspector general’s report, digging into whether the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice abused their authority and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 5:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 199, a bill to modernize sexual abuse laws as well as strengthen enforcement and protection for children who have been abused, into law.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2019 @ 9:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced an initial round of 150 new grants for its Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 4:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Jim Carroll released the following statement after the Trump Administration unveiled FindTreatment.gov, a substance abuse treatment locator.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 4:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump is protecting Americans by restoring transparency and fairness to the bureaucracy.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 @ 1:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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According to The Wall Street Journal, USA Swimming is being investigated by a grand jury based on claims of sexual abuse of swimmers
Published: Saturday, October 5th, 2019 @ 8:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Julian F. Keith Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center celebrated 50 years of recovery services for residents of western North Carolina with a community event held Sept. 21.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 @ 1:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At East Carolina University, students recovering from substance use disorder are not only receiving support, they’re providing it as well.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 4:09 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Lawmakers Looking to Ease Adoption Rules for Children Whose Parents Are Dealing With Substance AbuseSome N.C. lawmakers are thinking about ways to deal with foster children whose birth parents are struggling with substance abuse.
Published: Thursday, September 5th, 2019 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An in-depth investigation into sexual abuse allegations at the Boys & Girls Club of America identified more than 250 victims "who say they were sexually abused as children at the hands of employees, volunteers and other members,"
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2019 @ 8:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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According to a report released today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s (ONDCP) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) programs continue to yield consistently reduced youth substances use rates.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 1:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 800 gathered in Raleigh this week to address the Opioid epidemic. Five lives are lost each day and more than 13,000 deaths occurred between 1999 and 2017 due to Opioids.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 @ 12:09 am
By: Tom Campbell
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In a series of events and releases this week, Governor Cooper will encourage North Carolinians to continue to work together to combat the opioid crisis and update the state on progress made since he launched the Opioid Action Plan in 2017.
Published: Thursday, June 13th, 2019 @ 1:38 am
By: Governor's Office
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To help those struggling with substance use disorders and enhance public health prevention efforts, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is focusing efforts to reach patients at risk for hepatitis A in the state-operated Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 9:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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To boost North Carolina’s response to the opioid crisis, R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Butner recently became certified as an opioid treatment program for people with opioid use disorder.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 9:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released today an interactive online dashboard, “Alcohol & the Public’s Health in North Carolina,” which provides alcohol-related information on all 100 counties.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 1:59 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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To highlight the importance of healthy, caring connections between children and their parents and the communities in which they live, Governor Roy Cooper declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 8:29 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with the Mountain Area Health Education Center to increase the number of doctors who graduate from North Carolina residency programs with the training necessary to provide medication-assisted treatment for patients
Published: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 @ 5:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Unintentional opioid-related overdose resulted in 1,884 deaths in North Carolina last year, a 34 percent increase from the 1,407 deaths attributed to the same cause in 2016, and state health officials say the increase is due to the increase in potent illicit drugs like heroin and fentanyl
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 5:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Twenty-two local health departments in North Carolina will receive a share of $1.8 million to implement high-impact, community-level strategies to address the opioid crisis based on the NC Opioid Action Plan
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @ 10:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Year of Historic Action to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 1:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina will receive $27 million over the next year to fight the state's opioid epidemic by getting people off opioids and preventing others from misusing them, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was hit with accusations of sexual abuse from Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University.
Published: Friday, September 21st, 2018 @ 3:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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If you were to craft a narrative by which to undercut the #MeToo movement, it would be hard to do it better than Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 @ 11:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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A fourth year of funding for ECU's Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) will mean new ways for seniors in eastern North Carolina to access health care
Published: Thursday, September 13th, 2018 @ 12:29 am
By: ECU News Services
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There are now credible allegations that Pope Francis knew all about sexual misconduct allegations regarding disgraced Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and that he attempted to cover them up and restore McCarrick to a public position
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 @ 9:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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For Cathy, opioids are part of the blend of medications that keep her functioning
Published: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 @ 12:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When addicts show up at emergency rooms, there's a good chance they won't find help
Published: Monday, August 20th, 2018 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we remember those we have lost to the drug abuse epidemic, lift up and pray for those struggling with addiction, and reaffirm our steadfast resolve.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper today announced $1.5 million in grant awards to 12 community partners to implement projects that combat the opioid crisis by advancing the goals of the NC Opioid Action Plan
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 @ 9:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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