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WFEA’s Roundtable Discussion on Substance abuse and how to better understand the impact.

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

WFEA’s Roundtable Discussion on Substance abuse and how to better understand the impact.

Kerry Norton from Hope on Haven Hill, Jake Berry from New Futures, and Eric Ekberg of Granite Recovery Centers join us in the studio for March’s Roundtable. We discuss substance abuse profiles to understand better those affected by substance use, treatment options, and policy efforts.

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