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Stanly commissioners turn down health board request about opioid funds
The Stanly County Board of Commissioners, in a 5-2 vote, turned down a request from the county’s Consolidated ... Read more
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Sasser’s bill to educate patients about opioids passes in House, now in Senate
N.C. Rep. Wayne Sasser (R-Stanly) introduced a bill last month that would help educate patients about the potential dangers ... Read more
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Stanly to receive $3.7 million in opioid settlement funds from five pharmaceutical companies
During the Stanly County Board of Commissioners most recent meeting last week, commissioners passed a resolution to accept ... Read more
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Sasser introduces bill on prescriptions to combat NC opioid overdoses
In an effort to help combat the opioid drug overdoses in the state, N.C. Rep. Wayne Sasser (R-Stanly) ... Read more
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OUR VIEW: Let us know to help with opioid battle
The fact that an audience of less than 10 came to hear area professionals discuss the county’s opioid ... Read more
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Stanly Board of Education considers new student drug survey
School board members recently received a presentation from the Center for Prevention Services regarding the implementation of a ... Read more
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Community gathers to address opioid crisis
Sheriff Jeff Crisco did not mince words on the opioid crisis Thursday, saying if the county couldn’t find ... Read more