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Ekberg offers insight on how to identify signs of substance abuse.

FILE - A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington. The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role in the opioid addiction crisis. Under the deal, the state and local governments would have to spend $123.3 million to address the opioid crisis, including on substance abuse treatment, expanding access to overdose-reversal drugs and support services for pregnant women on substances. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File

Ekberg offers insight on how to identify signs of substance abuse.

Eric Ekberg from Granite Recovery Centers joins WFEA’s Morning Update to answer listeners’ questions about substance abuse and discuss warning signs to be aware of as we transition from winter to spring and summer months.

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