Illicit drug buyers beware: A study of Rhode Island’s counterfeit oxycodone pills found that 99.3% were contaminated with fentanyl....
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LA: Governor signs bill classifying abortion pills as controlled substances into law
/ Louisiana, USALouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Friday he has signed a first-of-its-kind bill making abortion pills controlled substances into law. The law...
During the Washakie County commissioner meeting on Tuesday, May 21, public health nursing manager Amanda Heinemeyer told the commissioners...
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth) is greatly expanding its ability to help those suffering from opioid use...
Approximately 49 million people in the U.S. population aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in 2021—and...
In 2018, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 52, legalizing the use of cannabidiol oil. Since then, some Hoosiers...
New Mexico to use over one fourth of opioid settlement fees on outside lawyers, according to LFC
/ New Mexico, USANew Mexico has been promised more than $880 million in opioid-related settlements and nearly $250 million of that will...
CT: Building a Prevention Infrastructure to Address Substance Use: Connecticut’s Approach
/ Connecticut, USATo guide the state’s vision and priorities for substance use prevention, Connecticut’s DMHAS funds a variety of organizational structures...
NC: Many NC jails violate legal requirements by skipping meds for opioid use disorder
/ North Carolina, USABut momentum for the treatment is building. In recent years, more detention centers in the state are starting to...
Other bills signed by governor include tougher penalties for fentanyl crimes and consolidation of IT services Gov. Laura Kelly...
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