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The Republican Standard
- November 23, 2022
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Attorney General Jason Miyares announced a “One Pill Can Kill” awareness campaign over the risks of fentanyl and counterfeit drugs to try to launch conversations among families ahead of the holidays. “The opioid epidemic has had a devastating effect on our Commonwealth. There isn’t a corner of our state that hasn’t been touched by its […]

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The Republican Standard
- July 23, 2022
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A now-former nurse of a Fairfax County school has been indicted, accused of stealing prescription medication from students. Jennifer Carpenter, the now former nurse, was assigned as a school health aide at Greenbriar East Elementary School in Fairfax. Officials say she was responsible for maintaining and administering prescription medication to students during school hours During her time as […]

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The Republican Standard
- November 25, 2021
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Drug overdoses aren’t merely rising in Virginia—they’re on pace to break a state record. Experts attribute the increasing number of fatalities on the spread of fentanyl and social isolation brought about by the pandemic. As Virginia Mercury reports: Drug deaths in the commonwealth increased 22 percent during the first half of this year compared with […]

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The Republican Standard
- November 19, 2021
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Drug overdose deaths are surging in Central Virginia. In fact, they’ve spiked as much as 35% since the pandemic began. CBS 6 News reports: RICHMOND, Va. — For Dixie Lewis’s 24-year-old sister Savannah, recovery meetings at the McShin Foundation were a lifeline. “You need those people in the meetings. You need to hear what they […]