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Feds award $1.7 million to 11 Utah health centers to fight opioid addiction

The new cash is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to address addition, overdose crisis, particularly in rural areas.

(AP file photo) Portion of the label for OxyContin pills, a common prescription opioid. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday it was awarding nearly $200 million in grants to 1,178 health centers — including 11 in Utah — to help battle surging opioid addiction, particularly in rural areas.