November 4, 2021 Louisiana coroner warns marijuana could soon be laced with deadly fentanyl Drug overdose deaths have reached an all-time high, according to the CDC.
November 4, 2021 Florida parents charged after 2-year-old dies of fentanyl overdose Two Florida parents have been charged in connection to their 2-year-old daughter's fentanyl overdose death.
October 27, 2021 Boston-area sheriff plans to move homeless from tent encampment into former ICE detention facility Boston’s area sheriff wants to move some 100 homeless addicts from deteriorating conditions at a tent encampment into a nearby empty jail building once used for ICE detainees within the next three weeks, as he rushes to finalize plans for a controversial “mobile courtroom" at the facility.
October 27, 2021 Los Angeles man pleads guilty to supplying Mac Miller with fentanyl-laced pills Stephen Walter, one of three men charged in Miller’s September 2018 overdose death, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl, TMZ reported Tuesday, citing court documents.
October 27, 2021 Biden admin to release new overdose prevention strategy to combat evolving 'public health crisis' The Biden administration on Wednesday is releasing a comprehensive Overdose Prevention Strategy focusing on primary prevention, harm reduction, evidence-based treatment and recovery support to combat, what officials call, an evolving "public health crisis."
October 24, 2021 Mexican drug cartel member 'Grim Reaper,' former officer convicted in US federal court A federal Texas judge on Thursday found two members of the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel guilty on a number of charges in a case dating back to 2012, according to court records and local reports.
October 23, 2021 Sen. Maggie Hassan: On National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, let's combat substance misuse together The substance misuse crisis is ravaging communities in New Hampshire and across the country.
October 17, 2021 Wisconsin therapist charged with sexual exploitation of a client A Wisconsin ex-therapist is charged with felony exploitation of a client who reported for counseling sessions as part of a court-ordered treatment for alcohol and drug addiction.
October 15, 2021 CDC: Record high drug overdose deaths in US at over 96,000 in 12-month period U.S. drug overdose deaths exceeded 96,000 in the 12 months leading to March 2021, amid a national decline of opioid prescriptions over the past ten years, according to provisional figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
October 15, 2021 Alcohol consumption can be reduced through brief medical interventions: study Short one-on-one discussions about alcohol consumption in a doctor’s office may reduce patients' drinking levels, according to a study.
