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FORTUNE
A silver lining might be appearing on the dark cloud of America’s opioid epidemic.
Members of the health insurance network Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) recorded a 5 percent decline in opioid abuse diagnoses last year, the BCBS reported. The rate of opioid use disorder claims, which had been climbing since 2013, seems to have stabilized in 2016 and 2017, hovering around six claims per 1,000 members.
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Government Technology
Autonomous vehicles are driving new legislation across the nation and pilot tests are being rolled out. But for many citizens and legislators, the learning curve for autonomous vehicles (AVs) may still be quite steep and the desire to learn deep.
Currently, 29 states and the District of Columbia have AV legislation enacted — a number reflecting a significant uptick in the past few years.
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Government Executive
Everyone wants to fill their organization with top performers. But superstars are in high demand, so you need a clear strategy to recruit and retain them.
At the same time, don’t ignore the drag that problem employees can have on the organization. By some measures, the liability that comes with bad employees is more pronounced than the boost you get from superstars.
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Forbes
One might consider the firewall the most significant invention in cybersecurity in the last 30 years. The firewall has certainly evolved since its inception in 1988 as simple packet filters, launching with stateful filters, then upgrading to its third-generation application layer firewall and more recently upgrading again to the next-generation firewall (NGFW).
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Property Casualty 360
For many Americans, driving is a necessity — for school, work, family vacations and much more.
But even as access to public transportation in U.S. cities has expanded, most people still choose to travel by car, often because of reliability and comfort. But driving in any city is not always a breeze. Driver’s must consider time spent driving and in traffic, the cost of fuel and much more.
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Route Fifty
The growing use of anti-anxiety pills reminds some doctors of the early days of the opioid crisis.
Considered relatively safe and non-addictive by the general public and many doctors, Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin have been prescribed to millions of Americans for decades to calm jittery nerves and promote a good night’s sleep.
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Governing
Alabama’s Lowndes County, which lies between Selma and Montgomery, has been coping with basic sewage problems for decades.
Most residents of this rural county, who are predominantly poor and black, live too far from cities to attach their homes to sewer systems. So they rely on septic tanks. But installing and maintaining those septic systems is difficult — not only because they're so expensive but also because they have to be specially designed to work in the region's clay-rich soil.
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By Anne Rose
 The word "confront" has acquired such a negative connotation. When someone is described as confrontational, you think of an argumentative person, or a critical, whiny person. Someone who enjoys "picking a fight," or is a bully that enjoys beating others down. It doesn’t need to be that way. Confront only means to face head-on, directly, and unequivocally. This is often healthier than passive-aggressive actions that some managers take to avoid confronting unacceptable behavior.
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By Catherine Iste
 Single points of failure can instantly disrupt any business. Institutional knowledge is great unless it is locked inside one head. Having a team member that can rock multiple roles is awesome, unless the role becomes a purple unicorn that can never be replaced. Just as rock star employees can elevate the team, the productivity and acceleration they provide a business is tenuous if they cannot be replicated. Follow these two rules to create a succession plan for even the most unique role.
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