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Sheriff: Inadequate Funding Exacerbates Montana's Jail Problems

A new report says too many of Montana's county jails are unsafe for inmates. The president of the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association says it makes some valid points and adds there’s a...

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Bill Allows Local Governments To Adopt Public Intoxication Laws

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to give local governments the ability to adopt and enforce a public intoxication law. Supporters of the bill say the intent of the bill is to get help...

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Glenn Close Helps Sister Jessie Find Her Path To Mental Health

About the book: At a young age, Jessie Close struggled with symptoms that would transform into severe bipolar disorder in her early twenties, but she was not properly diagnosed until the age of fifty.

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'Know Your Dose' Effort Takes Aim At Prescription Drug Abuse

Doctors and state officials Wednesday launched a new effort to fight the over-use of narcotic prescription drugs in Montana. The main focus of the campaign is a website called "Know your dose MT" that...

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Missoula Leaders Searching For Alternatives To Jail

Missoula city and county leaders want to know what the public thinks about their ideas reduce the county’s jail population.

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Billings Clinic Launches Statewide Project For Mental Health

Billings Clinic launched a new project in Montana yesterday that will provide peer support to health care providers across the state. This pilot project will start in the area of addictions and...

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Fort Belknap Struggles To Address Meth Problem

In January the Fort Belknap tribal council declared a “state of emergency” over methamphetamine abuse on the reservation. There’s no hard evidence that meth use at Fort Belknap is any more prevalent...

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Chronic Pain Patients Propose Policy Changes

A group of pain patients testifying before state lawmakers Friday says Montana has become a hostile place for people who suffer from chronic pain.

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Pain Helped Him Pull The Trigger

When Bob Mason decided to end his life with a self-inflicted gunshot, his pain helped him pull the trigger. Mason died in January. He was 67 years old. His daughter, Shane Mieski, says her father had...

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Grants Target Mental Health, Addiction Treatment In Montana

Half a dozen health care systems in Montana are sharing more than $700,000 in grants to make mental or behavioral health care easier to get. The Montana Healthcare Foundation says it's making the...

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Montanans Speak Out On State Addiction Treatment Cuts

Access to mental health services and addiction treatment, something that has never been great in Montana, could see a significant funding reduction next month as the state health department reduces its...

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Sheriff: Inadequate Funding Exacerbates Montana's Jail Problems

A new report says too many of Montana's county jails are unsafe for inmates. The president of the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association says it makes some valid points and adds there’s a...

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Bill Allows Local Governments To Adopt Public Intoxication Laws

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to give local governments the ability to adopt and enforce a public intoxication law . Supporters of the bill say the intent of the bill is to get help...

View Article


Glenn Close Helps Sister Jessie Find Her Path To Mental Health

About the book: At a young age, Jessie Close struggled with symptoms that would transform into severe bipolar disorder in her early twenties, but she was not properly diagnosed until the age of fifty.

View Article

'Know Your Dose' Effort Takes Aim At Prescription Drug Abuse

Doctors and state officials Wednesday launched a new effort to fight the over-use of narcotic prescription drugs in Montana. The main focus of the campaign is a website called " Know your dose MT "...

View Article


Missoula Leaders Searching For Alternatives To Jail

Missoula city and county leaders want to know what the public thinks about their ideas reduce the county’s jail population.

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Billings Clinic Launches Statewide Project For Mental Health

Billings Clinic launched a new project in Montana yesterday that will provide peer support to health care providers across the state. This pilot project will start in the area of addictions and...

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Fort Belknap Struggles To Address Meth Problem

In January the Fort Belknap tribal council declared a “state of emergency” over methamphetamine abuse on the reservation. There’s no hard evidence that meth use at Fort Belknap is any more prevalent...

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Chronic Pain Patients Propose Policy Changes

A group of pain patients testifying before state lawmakers Friday says Montana has become a hostile place for people who suffer from chronic pain.

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Pain Helped Him Pull The Trigger

When Bob Mason decided to end his life with a self-inflicted gunshot, his pain helped him pull the trigger. Mason died in January. He was 67 years old. His daughter, Shane Mieski, says her father had...

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