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Lawmaker Tells Chairman Not To ‘Cower Behind Gavel’ Over Prescription...

It is personal for Rod Hamilton. The Minnesota state representative, a multiple sclerosis patient for 20 years, cannot get a committee chairman to consider a bill he says will help people like him who...

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Transportation Divide: ‘We Have To Start Somewhere’

Maybe the third time is a charm. That is the hope of Minnesotans who are tired of dodging potholes and daily fighting other road and transit woes. The state House and Senate have approved...

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Birth Control Insurance Change May Mean Little

Both sides of the issue made a lot of noise, but in the end allowing companies to stop birth control insurance coverage may affect few Minnesotans. “Almost all Minnesota employers covered contraception...

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Trump Praised For Discussing Opioids, Criticized For Not Providing Money

President Donald Trump pledges a major campaign to fight unneeded opioid painkiller use, but it is not clear how his declaring the drug epidemic a “public health emergency” will help the Upper Midwest....

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Minnesota Issues New Guidelines To Prevent ‘Over Prescribing,’ Misuse Of Opioids

Minnesota officials say new guidelines about when to prescribe opioids are more carrot than stick, but eventually doctors who do not follow them may be barred from treating 1.2 million patients on...

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Opioids Become Major Minnesota Killer

Opioid overdoses kill more Minnesotans than traffic accidents, and opioids are the leading drug killers. Jason Roberts is lucky not be be counted in the death statistics. A longtime heroin addict,...

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Killer Crisis: Changing Prescribing Behavior Requires Education

By Michael Brun Every opioid addiction has a starting point. For many, that first dose comes in the form of a prescription medication. That was the case with Dr. Angie Rake’s brother. At age 26 he was...

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Killer Crisis: Genetics One Of Many Causes For Opioid Addiction

Drug addicts may be able to partially blame their ancestors. “Genetics has a huge amount to do with who has a problem and who ends up getting addicted,” said Dr. Sheila Specker, a University of...

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Killer Crisis: Economic Opportunities Play A Role In Opioid Abuse

By Brooks Johnson Heroin doesn’t care about the numbers on your paycheck. Hydrocodone doesn’t know class lines. So why does the opioid crisis hit the poor the hardest? “Some individuals are more...

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Killer Crisis: Infants Increasingly Born Addicted To Opiates

By John Lundy When Theresa Wanless learned she was five months pregnant with her second child, she knew something had to change. “I immediately told my OB, ‘I’m addicted to heroin,’” the Duluth woman...

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