Virginia's war on overdoses gained $1.1 billion. Here's how it's being used.

In what used to be a bank in Newport News, a sign in the drive-through window now reads: “Dead friends Can’t recover. Overdose deaths Are preventable.” Below the window, an orange plastic bin contains a haystack of used needles and syringes. The building on Huntington Avenue is now a harm reduction clinic, operated by the nonprofit Minority AIDS Support Services. Visitors to the drive-through, ...

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