September 18, 2016

Hawaii laws aim to curtail painkiller abuse, buck lobby

HONOLULU (AP) - Stacy Lenze is on the front lines of the opioid addiction epidemic in Honolulu.

As a community health outreach worker, she's heard frightening stories about people trying to help friends overdosing on narcotics like opioids, injecting them with everything from saltwater to milk.

A recently passed Hawaii ...

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