Federal grants awarded to combat opioid use in Alaska

Prescribing of oxycodone and other opioid pain pills rose sharply after 2000.
(Photo by John Moore, Getty Images)Three multi-year federal grants focused on combating opioid use have been awarded to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.
The grants will amount to an estimated $3 million annually. One three-year grant from the Center for Disease Control totals $750,000, and will focus on data collection, analysis, policy review and public education on opioid overdoses.
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