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Every Methadone Clinic in Montana Now Belongs to One Company

Federal files show all four of Montana's methadone clinics belong to one private-equity-backed chain, and research finds buying clinics adds no supply.

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Oregon's Largest Treatment Center for Mothers Closes as Perinatal Beds Shrink

The Letty Owings Center closes after 37 years, capping a year in which Oregon lost roughly 20% of its residential beds for pregnant and parenting people.

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Bernalillo County Votes to Run Jail Health Care Itself, With Addiction Treatment Inside the Scope

Commissioners picked a county-led model for care at the Metropolitan Detention Center, naming substance use treatment, peer support and re-entry as services.

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Brewer Bans Syringe Services as Lewiston Votes on a 20-Syringe Cap

Brewer banned syringe service programs outright, and Lewiston votes Nov. 3 on a 20-syringe daily cap and a mobile-unit ban. What Maine's own data shows.

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Minnesota's Opioid Deaths Fell for a Third Year. Total Overdose Deaths Still Rose.

Minnesota opioid deaths fell again in 2025, to 671. Total overdose deaths rose 3% as stimulants spread, and a new state alert system went live Oct. 1.

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Virginia Opioid Costs Fell $1.3 Billion in 2024 as Overdose Deaths Dropped 37 Percent

Updated Virginia data link expanded opioid care to $1.3 billion in lower costs and a 37% drop in overdose deaths, while racial and regional gaps persisted.

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Clark County Overdose Deaths Fall 30% as Naloxone Effort Hits Its Saturation Goal

Clark County overdose deaths among residents fell 30% in the first half of 2026, and fentanyl deaths fell 37%. Here is what changed, and what has not.

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Colorado Adds $3.5 Million to Free Naloxone, Extending It Through 2028

Colorado's attorney general is adding $3.5 million in opioid settlement money to the state fund that gave away 364,072 free naloxone doses last year alone.

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Mississippi Bets $13.3 Million on Three EmPATH Units Next to Rural ERs

Mississippi's $32.6M rural health program round funds three EmPATH psychiatric emergency units beside hospital ERs, plus 57 other awards for rural providers.

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