Jennifer Plumb has watched Utahâs drug overdose deaths climb year after year. The Beehive State was eighth in the country not too long ago. Then it was fifth. Now its fourth. âWeâre going in the wrong direction,â said Plumb, an assistant professor at the University of Utah Health Careâs pediatrics department. Plumb was one of many experts addressing the stateâs drug epidemic Wednesday at the Utah Heroin and Opioid Summit in downtown Salt Lake City. The summit follows Prescription Opioid and Her...
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