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Healthy Living

Lawmakers consider safe prescription drug disposal legislation

By Anna Morgan
November 01, 2019 12:00 AM
Utah lawmakers are proposing legislation to promote safe prescription drug disposal containers in hopes of reducing opioid overdoses, lower addiction rates and protecting the environment.
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Local

Resolution proposing expansion of drug drop boxes passes in committee

By Camilla Owens
February 08, 2019 12:00 AM
HCR1 would encourage drop boxes so people could dispose of pills such as these, opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
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State

HB50 Bill to fight opioid deaths in Utah

By Alyssa Ledoux
March 08, 2017 12:00 AM
Since 2000 the number of deaths per year from opioid overdose has increased from 60 to 300. (Chuck Dearden)
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State

2016 Session : Lawmakers pass bills aimed at opioids

By Zoe Woolf Mcginn
March 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Salt Lake City addresses the crowd at the Capitol's 'Rally for Recovery.' (Zoe Woolf McGinn)
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Local

Utah combats overdose on drugs with more drugs

By Kelsie Matheson
November 23, 2015 12:00 AM
In accordance with a new law, stores statewide, including the Twilight Zone on campus, are required to keep cold medicines locked up. (Adam Grimshaw)
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