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A Graphic Look At The Opioid Epidemic

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The opioid epidemic is often associated with Appalachia, but the drugs are all over the country.  And the responses to the epidemic are all over the map. 

The University of Michigan actually laid out that map, several, actually, showing where addiction is high and low, and showing where services are numerous and not. 

The map shows some big differences on both counts, between counties in our part of the country.  Rebecca Haffajee from the School of Public Health at UM is our guest.
 

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.