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The lawsuit between Oklahoma and poultry companies will go into mediation, extending the long court case again. Also, Walmart is planning to break ground a beef packaging facility in Kansas, and more.
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The Cherokee Nation unveiled its 17,000-square-foot drug treatment center in Tahlequah this past week. The center is made possible through the tribal nation's historic opioid settlement fund, and is one part of the Cherokee Nation's amended Public Health and Wellness Fund Act. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said nearly a third of the opioids distributed in Oklahoma in recent years were shipped to the Cherokee Nation.
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As ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson notes, overdoses and opioid-induced deaths reached new highs over the course of the pandemic in Arkansas. Advocacy groups Speak Up About Drugs and Can You See Me Now organized a rally outside the Washington County Coroner's office in September to shed light on the epidemic.
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The Cherokee nation hit two major miles stones last week - settling the largest law suit for a tribal government in the United States and reaching 400,000…
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According to a new data brief from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, the number of Arkansans receiving opioid prescriptions is decreasing while…
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Getting a job, paying rent and other matters can be difficult after struggles with opioid abuse that might have included legal difficulties, which creates…
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The Matt Adams Foundation is using a $79,000 Cigna Foundation grant to support its Northwest Arkansas Opioid Response Project. Since its inception in…
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On today's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report, Paul Gatling tells us more about a new partnership between the Arkansas Foundation for Medical…
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The Arkansas Children’s Research Institute will receive just over $516,000 to study the effects of opioid abuse on the development of children from before…
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The Sebastian County Opioid Task Force is hosting a summit at Grace Community Church in Fort Smith this Friday from noon to 5 p.m. that includes four…