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Maura Healey is 1st lesbian elected Massachusetts governor
BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey has been elected governor of Massachusetts, making history as the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Healey, the state’s first womNovember 8, 2022
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As fentanyl drives overdose deaths, mistaken beliefs persist
Lillianna Alfaro was a recent high school graduate raising a toddler and considering joining the Army when she and a friend bought what they thought was the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in December 2020. TOctober 28, 2022
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US sanctions Mexicans linked to powerful Sinaloa drug cartel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned a group of people and companies connected to Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, including a sibling involved in the family-runOctober 19, 2022
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What is rainbow fentanyl? Colorful pills drive new warnings about deadliest drug in the US
(CNN) — A new wave of concern has spread across the United States over multi-colored “rainbow fentanyl” pills, powders and blocks — that look similar to candy or sidewalk chaSeptember 25, 2022
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Overcoming the stigma of mental illness
Millions of Americans — including millions of Hoosiers — face mental health challenges. News 8’s Amicia Ramsey takes a look at how these issues impact the Indianapolis community in a weeSeptember 1, 2022
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Hoosiers remember 2,755 lives lost to drug overdoses in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Overdose Lifeline, an Indiana nonprofit helping people battle substance abuse, honored the lives of 2,755 Hoosiers who died in 2021 from a drug overdose. Douglas Hunsinger,August 28, 2022
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Marijuana, hallucinogen use among young adults jump to record-high rates in 2021
(CNN) — Young adults were using marijuana and hallucinogens at record high rates in 2021, new data shows. Vaping also increased significantly among this age group last year, despite leveliAugust 22, 2022
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Dr. Jerome Adams: Monkeypox health emergency; Paxlovid; COVID-19 surge
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Monkeypox was one topic Thursday of Dr. Jerome Adams, the WISH-TV medical expert and a former U.S. surgeon general, on News 8 at 5 p.m. What is monkeypox? The White House annouAugust 4, 2022
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Black American drug overdose deaths double of white Americans, new CDC report says
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A shocking new report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of drug overdose deaths hit a historic high in 2020. The COVID-19 panJuly 29, 2022