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Are opioids a problem in Central Texas?

Oct 26, 2017 – KVUE AUSTIN – Here in Central Texas, Austin-Travis County EMS officials say opioid abuse is a problem, but it’s not a crisis. The Travis County Medical Examiner’s annual report for 2016 shows drug-related deaths account for just more than one quarter of accidental deaths in the … Continue to full story .......

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Alcohol-free tailgate at University of Texas unites Austin’s sober community toward recovery

Oct 23, 2017 – The Daily Texan — Saturday was not Miriam Rivero’s first UT tailgate, but it was the first where she felt comfortable as a student in recovery from addiction.  Rivero attended an alcohol-free tailgate, hosted by sober fraternity Alpha 180 and the Recovery First Tailgaters, to celebrate … Continue to full story .......

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Drug use tops booze for first time in fatal U.S. crashes: study says

April 25, 2017 — Reuters Washington — U.S. data has shown for the first time that drivers killed in crashes were more likely to be on drugs than drunk, with marijuana involved in more than a third of fatal accidents in 2015, a study released on Wednesday showed.  Forty-three percent … Continue to full story .......

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