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Texas Town & City: Local Leadership Addressing the Opioids Epidemic

National League of Cities’ James Brooks, writing in Texas Town & City, discusses the scope of the opioid epidemic, the value of data in fighting the crisis and provides several actions for officials at the local, state, and federal level.

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July 26, 2017News
Dear President Trump: Don’t ignore the successes of opioid treatment in cities like mineRoute Fifty: Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining, But Major Variations Exist Among Counties
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Hadi Sedigh
Associate Legislative Director - Justice & Public Safety
National Association of Counties

Jim Brooks
Director, City Solutions
National League of Cities

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