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Released: 21-Mar-2017 1:50 PM EDT
WashU Expert: More Must Be Done to Address Opioid Crisis
Washington University in St. Louis

Opioids, including heroin and prescription drugs, killed 33,000-plus people in 2015, more than any year on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. President Trump’s proposed budget aims to bring a $500 million increase in funding for prevention and treatment, but that amount isn’t enough to address the crisis, says an expert on substance use disorder treatment at Washington University in St.

Released: 17-Mar-2017 9:05 AM EDT
WashU Experts: Environmental Budget Cuts Could Be ‘Grim’
Washington University in St. Louis

The public is getting its first look at the Trump administration budget proposal, which includes steep cuts to federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency — with a 31-percent proposed reduction and its Office of Research and Development set to be slashed — and the National Institutes of Health decreased by nearly 20 percent.



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