The opioid epidemic is one of Missouri’s most pressing health issues. To put it in perspective, roughly 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016, with 49,900 of those deaths …
Stories of addiction highlight Springfield opioid summit.
Brent Swanson saw firsthand how an addiction to prescription painkillers can destroy a family. His daughter was prescribed opioids at age 16 after having her wisdom teeth pulled. Her problems …
Missouri receives millions of federal dollars to help opioid addicts
A huge grant has been allocated for Missouri. The question now is where that money goes. “It took a while,” said Eric Moffitt of the Springfield Recovery Community Center. “My …
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