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Price of Addiction: Portland plays prominent role in nationwide opioid plague

April 27, 2015
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Portland Business Journal, April 27, 2015 A few years ago, a Los Angeles Times reporter named Sam Quinones found himself in Huntington, West Virginia, trying to figure out how black tar heroin from Mexico got there. Turns out it originated in a tiny town in the state of Nayarit on the central-west coast of Mexico […]

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Health Share of Oregon turns focus to mental health

November 8, 2013
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By Christen McCurdy, The Lund Report, Nov. 7, 2013 Health Share of Oregon already has contracts with eight dental care providers, and intends to finalize an agreement with Advantage Dental in 2014 — but making sure patient demand can be met when coverage kicks in Jan. 1, and finding mental health providers for patients who […]

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