With Native Americans disproportionately affected by opioid addiction, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has announced plans for an $18 million addiction center.
As a child welfare specialist for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma more than a decade ago, Juli Skinner saw firsthand the effects of the opioid crisis on Cherokee families.
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has announced plans to use a portion of its $98 million in opioid settlement funds to construct a new treatment center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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