{"id":9829,"date":"2018-03-14T08:28:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T12:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=9829"},"modified":"2018-03-14T08:28:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T12:28:48","slug":"opioid-maker-funds-efforts-to-fight-addiction-is-it-blood-money-or-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=9829","title":{"rendered":"Opioid Maker Funds Efforts To Fight Addiction: Is It \u2018Blood Money\u2019 Or Charity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>A program to give naloxone overdose-antidote kits and training to front-line officers. Funding for pill disposal boxes in pharmacies, clinics and police stations across North Carolina. A radio campaign in Connecticut warning of the dangers of opioid abuse. 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