Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary of Health, explains how a statewide law permitting syringe services would give cover and funding to local programs trying to battle the opioid epidemic; Laura Edison, an epidemiologist in the Georgia Department of Public Health, says her state has tackled the overdose problem on several fronts; and ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah is this year's winner of Maine's Caregiver of the Year award presented by the Maine Hospital Association.
Bangor Daily News: Nirav Shah named Maine Caregiver of the Year
