Overdose
Former Maryland Deputy Attorney General Thiru Vignarajah Proposes Taxing Marijuana In Baltimore – CBS Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A former Maryland Deputy Attorney General believes that marijuana could be an economic benefit to the City of Baltimore. Mayoral candidate Thiru Vignarajah said he would issue permits and tax the city’s marijuana trade. “Baltimore has to take the lead here,” Vignarajah said. “This is...
21 April, 2019
Former Columbia doctor charged in nation’s largest opioid takedown – News – The Daily Herald
A former Columbia doctor has been indicted on federal charges in a national crackdown, which included 60 medical professionals from seven states in what in what is considered to be the single-largest prescription opioid law enforcement operation in U.S. history.Dr. Darrel Rinehart, who was previously...
21 April, 2019
FDA approves first general nasal spray against opioid overdose
The first generic naloxone nasal spray to treat opioid overdose has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Teva Pharmaceuticals' lifesaving product is also the first generic naloxone nasal spray approved for use by people without medical training. There was already a brand-name spray,...
21 April, 2019
Overdose victims saving lives with organ donation
CLOSE Veronica Jecker, 22, was an organ donor to three people after she died from a drug overdose. Marty Pearl/Special to Courier Journal, Louisville Courier JournalCarrie Parsley begged the first emergency room worker she saw for answers about her...
20 April, 2019
Clark to benefit from $87M opioid epidemic grant – Winchester Sun
Clark County will be a part of a federal-funded University of Kentucky study tasked with decreasing opioid-related deaths. In the largest grant ever awarded to the University of Kentucky, researchers from UK’s Center on Drug and Alcohol Research in partnership with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and...
20 April, 2019
Fort Smith pair charged with opioid manufacturing – News – Booneville Democrat
By Max BryanTimes Recordmbryan@swtimes.com Saturday Apr 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM The Fort Smith man and woman who allegedly possessed a pill press prior to their arrest Wednesday were formally handed multiple felony narcotics charges Friday. Sebastian County Prosecutor Dan Shue on Friday charged Devon Carl Dodd and Muriah Lee Wilson with felony manufacture...
20 April, 2019
Five busted with as much fentanyl to kill more than 6,000 people
:not([class~=ArticleBody-ad]) iframe{border:0;} .Article-paragraph { font-size: 18px!important; line-height: 30px; } ]]>NewsFive people were caught with narcotics after search warrants were executed across the city Thursday.Saturday, April 20th 2019, 12:15 AM EDT by Cristina MendezNORTH FT. MYERS, Fla. - Five people were caught...
20 April, 2019
Liza Ryan: A bill that would promote recovery, save lives
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Liza Ryan, a student in the Social Work/Criminal Justice program at Champlain College and an emergency department peer recovery coach for Turning Point Center of Chittenden County.As a resident of Burlington, a college student, a person in recovery and...
20 April, 2019
