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A local court sentenced a 43-year-old man to 18 months in prison for failing to disclose his HIV-positive status before ...

Families gathered at Pacific Northwest University for "Healthy Youth, Healthy Families," a free substance abuse prevention ...

The proposal also criticizes “dangerous activities billed as harm reduction ... to the federal agency dedicated to fighting substance abuse. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses ...