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Daily Archives: April 16, 2018

New York Times: Once it was overdue books. Now librarians fight overdoses.

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The opioid epidemic is reshaping life in America, including at the local public library, where librarians are considering whether to carry naloxone to battle overdoses. At a time when the public is debating arming teachers, it is another example of an unlikely group being enlisted to fight a national crisis. Philadelphia became the poster child…

April 16, 2018
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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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