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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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Stimulant Overdose: Why Naloxone Doesn't Work and What Actually Saves a Life

Meth and cocaine overdoses kill by heat, heart and seizures, not slowed breathing. What families should do in the first ten minutes, and why 911 matters.

Oct 30, 202614m

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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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Hepatic Encephalopathy: When Confusion Isn't Drinking

Ammonia from liver disease can look exactly like intoxication. A family guide to grades, triggers, lactulose, rifaximin, driving, and when it's an emergency.

Oct 29, 202614m

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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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Wet Brain: Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome and Alcohol-Related Brain Damage

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a thiamine-deficiency brain injury. What families notice first, why treatment is so often late, and what recovery looks like.

Oct 28, 202613m

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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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Why Kidneys Fail After an Overdose: Rhabdomyolysis, Acute Kidney Injury, and What Families Can Do

Kidney injury complicates roughly one in three overdose hospitalizations. What rhabdomyolysis does, what the ICU watches, and how families protect recovery.

Oct 27, 202613m

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The Sibling in the Room: A Practical Guide for Brothers and Sisters of Someone With Addiction

A practical guide for brothers and sisters of someone with addiction: your own risk, the roles you take on, how to set limits, and where to find support.

Oct 26, 202614m

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