A recent report, States with the Biggest Drug Problems in 2017, published in The News & Observer revealed that North Carolina was number 20 on its list. The study compared 15 metrics from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and meth lab incidents per capita in all 50 states. Of the more than...
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Category: Opioid Usage
The Making of a Murder: Opioid Dealers Could Find Themselves in Prison for Life
More than 12,000 North Carolinians have died from opioid-related overdoses over the last 17 years, the majority of which were unintentional, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
At just 16, Sarah Reams had already received her commercial fishing license and enjoyed spending time outdoors working on a boat with her...
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