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Startup fighting opioid epidemic extends services to New York
Ben Allen Posted On October 23, 2017

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According to the New York Times, Opioid addiction is America’s 50-state epidemic. In 2015 alone, overdoses from opioids killed more than 30,000 people. However, many see medical cannabis as a potential opioid replacement with evidence suggesting that marijuana is effective for […]


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Can Technology Help Curb Problem-Drinking?: This Self-Help Platform Just Launched in the US
Hannah Lindstadt Posted On July 1, 2017

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Having a few drinks in today’s society is generally viewed as a harmless behavior. Not only is drinking allowed at most social events, but between billboards, commercials, and glossy pics, you can’t go half-a-day without spotting some sort of blatant […]


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