Town of Cary wants to screen poop to find opioid users
The Town of Cary wants to screen resident's poop in order to learn where people are using opioids.
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State officials said North Carolina has seen an 800 percent increase in fatal overdoses from opioids over the past decade, but more data is needed to help solve the crisis.
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Cary received $100,000 to test the plan when it was selected as a Champion City in the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge.
Of the 35 cities and towns competing in the challenge, the grand prize winner will receive $5 million to implement their idea and four other cities will be awarded $1 million.
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