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MY TURN: Combating the opioid crisis in Idaho

by STEVE OLSON/Guest Opinion
| April 20, 2023 1:00 AM

Opioids have been part of the medical culture for thousands of years, with ancient cultures using them for various medical and religious purposes. Morphine, for example, was discovered in the early 19th century to ease pain, shorten coughs and treat battlefield wounds...

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