Tag: opioid crisis

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy convened a town hall meeting in Danbury, Connecticut last month to discuss measures that would go toward expanding addiction treatment options. Murphy...

To increase addiction treatment in Santa Fe and other major New Mexico towns, state lawmakers are asking healthcare providers to list opioid substance abuse...

Local officials in Steubenville, Ohio recently met to discuss issues related to the drug abuse crisis in the area, focusing particularly on how the...

Minnesota prosecutors announced that they will file no charges in Prince’s accidental fentanyl overdose death. On Thursday, April 19, Mark Metz, a Carver County attorney,...

  Despite a downward trend during the summer months, West Virginia experienced a record number of fatal overdoses in 2017, according to data from the...

On Tuesday, April 17, United States Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that targets opioid manufacturers by leveling fines due to deceptive marketing practices...

The site of a prospective drug rehab center has raised concerns from Pocatello, ID residents. The center would be housed in a private residence...

  In order to turn the tables on the opioid crisis in Colorado, officials have issued a standing order for Naloxone, and those who intervene...

Drug rehab and recovery programs in Arlington, Virginia are expanding to serve the increasing number of locals who have been affected by the opioid...

The Round Rock Fire Department in Texas began implementing a new program to assist community members in need of addiction treatment and mental health...