State And Nation
Number of U.S. overdose deaths appears to be falling
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three ... Read more
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Local News
MHCNCA to host opioid summit
If the numbers are to be believed, the opioid epidemic in Alabama and nationally has reached staggering proportions. ... Read more
Local News
DEA: Synthetic drug overdoses up in N. Alabama
Law enforcement officials are sounding the alarm about the dangers of synthetic drugs, which they say are becoming ... Read more
State And Nation
Trump: Border wall will help keep drugs out of U.S.
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump brought his campaign for a border wall to the frontlines of the nation’s ... Read more
State And Nation
4 Alabama doctors charged in massive illegal prescription opioid crackdown
Attorney General William Barr and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar II, together with ... Read more
Local News
FIGHTING AN EPIDEMIC: School staff practices opioid overdose procedure
No teacher wants to find their student passed out in the classroom floor from an overdose, but should ... Read more
State And Nation
Should drug dealers be charged with murder? States ponder
STAFFORD, Conn. (AP) — Having lost his 29-year-old son to a fentanyl overdose, Dean Palozej believes dealers who ... Read more
Cnhi Network
Ohio police report drug overdose death of 2-year-old
IRONTON, Ohio – Police in this Ohio River town report a 2-year-old boy died from an apparent drug ... Read more
State And Nation
U.S. border agency says it’s made biggest-ever fentanyl bust
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they ... Read more
State And Nation
Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down U.S. life expectancy
NEW YORK (AP) — Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing ... Read more