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Missouri Senator Mike Henderson outlines his legislative priorities (LISTEN)

Missouri Senator Mike Henderson outlines his legislative priorities (LISTEN)

by [email protected] | Feb 28, 2025 | News, Politics / Govt, Show Me Today

A State Senator from southeastern Missouri wants to create an easier path for transfer credits at the college level and alternatives to opioids covered by health insurance. Senator Mike Henderson discusses these priorities with Marshall Griffin.
Missouri’s drug overdose deaths on decline attributed to rescue treatment and therapies

Missouri’s drug overdose deaths on decline attributed to rescue treatment and therapies

by Anthony Morabith | Dec 23, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

Missouri had 1,948 drug overdose deaths reported last year, down from Missouri’s all time high of 2,180 deaths in 2022. One reason there are fewer deaths is because of the increasing availability of Naloxone – a lifesaving medication that reverses overdoses. Dr. Heidi...
Missouri lawmakers tag-team with state agencies to address substance abuse problem

Missouri lawmakers tag-team with state agencies to address substance abuse problem

by Anthony Morabith | Jun 26, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

A task force made up of Missouri lawmakers is back to work to come up with ways to battle drug abuse. It plans to hold monthly meetings to continue its work from last year. Missouri’s substance use disorder problem is bigger than any one state department. That’s...
Missouri addiction psychiatrist cites study showing 75% of drug abusers achieve remission

Missouri addiction psychiatrist cites study showing 75% of drug abusers achieve remission

by Anthony Morabith | Oct 23, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News

A taskforce of lawmakers has been meeting monthly since the summer to better understand Missouri’s substance abuse crisis and find ways to address it. Doug Burgess, an addiction psychiatry professor at University Health in Kansas City, said step one towards treating...

CDC: A leading cause of pregnancy-associated deaths is drug overdose

by Anthony Morabith | Oct 20, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

Missouri lawmakers and health professionals are wrestling with Missouri’s substance abuse problem. Doug Burgess, an addiction psychiatry professor at UMKC, tells a legislative task force that one of the big challenges health professionals are dealing with is substance...
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