The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today launched CampusDrugPrevention.gov, a new website focused on preventing and addressing college drug use. “We must talk to folks about the dangers and consequences of drug abuse, and base those conversations on facts and science,”
By JOSH KATZ JUNE 5, 2017 *New data compiled from hundreds of health agencies reveals the extent of the drug overdose epidemic last year. Drug overdose deaths in 2016 most likely exceeded 59,000, the largest annual jump ever recorded in the United
The call came in at dinnertime: an 11-year-old girl, not breathing. Pittsburgh paramedics with Medic 8 supposed the girl was choking on her food as they raced to the address in Beechview. But paramedics with Medic 2 got to the
Residents of Saline County dropped off more than 1,500 pounds of medications during the Saturday, April 29 Arkansas Drug Take Back Day, which was called Operation Medicine Cabinet in Benton. Since 2009, the start of Operation Medicine Cabinet, more than
Arkansas law enforcement agencies collected more than 24,000 pounds of prescription drug medications in a single day. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said that “Arkansans are helping save countless lives” by getting these prescription medications “out of our homes.” “Studies
Updated by Sarah [email protected]@vox.com Apr 26, 2017, 8:30am EDT The opioid epidemic in the US can sometimes seem like a giant game of whack-a-mole for health officials — look away and the epidemic shifts. More people still overdose on prescription painkillers than
(CNN): Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid abuse epidemic, causing 91 overdose deaths each day. Yet the total number of opioid-related deaths may still be underestimated, suggests new research from the US Centers for
Written by Shawn Radcliffe | Published on April 20, 2017 Each year, surgery puts millions of people in the United States at risk of long-term prescription opioid use. Sometimes, use lasts long after the normal recovery period, a new study concluded.
By Matthew Dean Published April 13, 2017 FoxNews.com Maumelle, AR – Scott and Shannon Doerhoff describe their son Will as someone who never met a stranger. Sitting inside of their home, in a picturesque suburban neighborhood just outside of Little Rock, the
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill into law on Tuesday, April 11 which strengthens the monitoring of prescription medications. After the signing, Senate Bill 339 became Arkansas Act 820, which means prescribers of prescription medications are no longer just