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Phoenix ambulance advertises opioid help line

On any given day, the Arizona Opioid Assistance & Referral line receives around 300 calls per day.

Callers range from someone asking about side effects from a new medication to a mother seeking methadone treatments for her fentanyl- addicted son.

Others are simply seeking out a pain clinic referral or wondering how to properly wean themselves off of a prescription drug.

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