August 17, 2020 CDC: New Mexico has highest rate for alcohol-related deaths According to a recently published report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Mexico continues to have the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in the country.
August 15, 2020 Zoom users flock to cosmetic surgeons amid COVID-19 pandemic As the option of elective surgeries has been restored amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans stuck at home and on Zoom video meetings are increasingly heading to cosmetic surgeons.
July 31, 2020 Estimates suggest drug overdoses on the rise since coronavirus outbreak The director of the National Institute on Drug Addiction estimates that overdoses are up as much as 40%.
July 30, 2020 2 teens among 3 found dead in Michigan hotel, man hospitalized; drug overdoses suspected Michigan police found three people dead and another man unconscious in a hotel room late Wednesday afternoon and are investigating the incident as an apparent drug overdose.
July 21, 2020 Jim Carroll: During COVID-19, the fight against addiction continues at home More than ever, it is critical that patients and their caregivers know how to properly store and dispose of unused, expired, or unneeded medicines on their own.
July 14, 2020 White House official Ja'Ron Smith: The left is 'playing politics' on police reform While there is definitely "common ground" in the debate over police reform, the left is "playing politics" instead of problem-solving, Deputy Assistant to the President Ja'Ron Smith asserted Tuesday.
July 1, 2020 Mexico attack at drug rehab center leaves 24 dead Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said.
May 8, 2020 Driver dusted and busted after trying to throw cocaine out of closed car window Must have been clean.
April 3, 2020 Coronavirus presents new challenges for drug and alcohol addiction recovery Americans in recovery for drug and alcohol addiction are facing new challenges with social distancing during the Covid-19 crisis.
March 19, 2020 Drug cleared by Trump, FDA for coronavirus testing also found in fish tanks -- and prices online are soaring President Trump announced in a press conference Thursday that chloroquine phosphate – a substance found in drugs used to treat malaria and severe arthritis – was cleared by the Food and Drug administration to test as a treatment for the coronavirus.
