Drug deaths led to task force in Westmoreland County

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Concerned about the record number of drug-connected fatalities in 2012, county officials have set up a task force to deal with the burgeoning problem. "This is not just a Westmoreland County … That number was below Washington County's 2012 rate of 24 …
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Millions more to get coverage for addiction, alcoholism treatment, but can the …

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The system for treating substance abuse — now largely publicly funded and run by counselors with limited medical training — is small and already full to overflowing in many places. In more than two-thirds of the states, treatment clinics are already …
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Police need your help finding missing teenagers

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control. Wednesday's vote was a jarring blow toMore >>. WASHINGTON (AP) … On Saturday, April 27 …
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