Mississippi could renew effort for fentanyl testing access
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Some Mississippi legislators say they will renew efforts to clarify that people may possess chemical strips to detect traces of the deadly drug…
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Drug companies in opioid crisis donated $27K to Ohio’s Ryan
By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who has made his opponent's questionable record fighting the…
Medical marijuana committee reports support in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An advisory committee set up this year by Gov. Andy Beshear reported that many Kentucky adults favor legalizing medical marijuana, Beshear's office…
DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — An increasing number of fake prescription pills that contain potentially deadly fentanyl are…
Alabama eyes fentanyl penalties; critics say they won’t work
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers may consider harsher penalties for traffickers and distributors of illicit fentanyl next year, but some say a comprehensive approach…
Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON - Associated Press/Report for America
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands —…
After student’s death, LA schools to carry overdose antidote
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Unified School District will provide all its schools with a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, after at…
Police: Arrest after teen ODs and dies in school bathroom
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police on Thursday arrested two teenage boys in connection with the death of a…
5 doctors plead guilty in West Virginia in pain pill scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Five doctors pleaded guilty in a pain pill prescription scheme involving clinics in West Virginia and Virginia, federal prosecutors said Monday.The…
Free Narcan, drug test strips distributed throughout W.Va
By LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Volunteers and public health workers set up shop in parks, churches, post offices and…