Tag: drugs in the U.S.
Christie tapped to head new committee to tackle US opioid crisis
The Trump administration recently appointed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to chair a special commission to fight the opioid crisis in the country. And...
New death data leads New Orleans to promote addiction treatment
A report released last week by the New Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office shows there were more drug overdose deaths in New Orleans in 2016...
Cocaine is making a comeback, new numbers
A few months ago, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported a drop in the number of cocaine users in America,...
Chirlane McCray on NYC’s new effort to fight the opioid crisis
On March 13, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray launched HealingNYC, a new effort against the opioid crisis...
‘Connect 2 Disconnect’: new campaign educates parents on opioids
Earlier this month, David M. Hoovler, the district attorney of Orange County, New York, launched a campaign dubbed 'Connect 2 Disconnect,' which aims to...
A new killer in the Peach State: ‘Gray Death’
A new toxic substance that resembles concrete mixing powder and is being referred to as ‘gray death’ was recently linked to several deaths in...
UMass Medical School partners with correctional leaders to expand addiction treatment
On January 31, the University of Massachusetts Medical School announced a collaboration with leaders from New England-based correctional departments in aims to research and...
Increase in marijuana use linked to economic insecurity, new study shows
A recent study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence aimed to explore the nature of socioeconomic and gender habits in marijuana use...
New York State to spend $8.1 million to expand addiction treatment...
On Thursday, New York State officials announced more than $8 million in funding to be allocated to addiction treatment programs in the western and...
The shifting demographics of heroin abuse
There has been a marked shift in the demographics of heroin users over the past several decades, recent research showed. Heroin use has gone...
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