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The Center for Disease Control Report finds a correlation between opioid use and amnesia. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

CDC finds correlation between drug use, memory loss

Natalie Carroll February 2, 2017

Prior opioid use has connections to rare instances of memory loss associated with toxic exposure, according to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published on Friday. The...

Participants in the Opioid Epidemic Challenge Summit hosted by Massachusetts General Hospital and GE discuss ideas for tackling the issue of opioid addiction Friday. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Opioid Challenge Summit and Hack-a-thon creates new solutions to opioid epidemic

Allegra Peelor September 15, 2016

On any given day in the United States, 78 people die from an opioid-related overdose, according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This number is only rising, according to...

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