Lisa Roberts

Scioto County Drug Free Communities Support Program

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Public health nurse for the City of Portsmouth, Ohio and Director of the Scioto County Drug Free Communities Support Program

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Prison reform is reducing inmate populations from big America cities — but, in many suburbs and rural communities, it's just the reverse.

Mass incarceration in middle America

Prison reform is reducing inmate populations from big America cities — but, in many suburbs and rural communities, it's just the reverse.

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Two epidemics of drug addiction in Middle America have victimized people who suffer from pain. "Fatal heroin overdoses in America have almost tripled in three years.

Opioid and Heroin Addictions in America

Two epidemics of drug addiction in Middle America have victimized people who suffer from pain. "Fatal heroin overdoses in America have almost tripled in three years.

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