Will States Make It Easier For Drug Addicts To Get Methadone?
California assembly member Matt Haney’s home in San Francisco isn’t far from a methadone clinic, where he has watched people line up...
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Aug 30, 20231 min read
States, Congress Using Legislation To Fight Child Fentanyl Use
Fentanyl is being held responsible for the deaths of an increasing amount of children, and states are passing laws to try to prevent...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 1, 20222 min read
As Drug ODs Rise, Fewer See Addiction as 'Major Problem'
The share of Americans who see drug addiction as a “major problem” in their community has declined, even as drug overdose deaths have...
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Crime and Justice News
May 12, 20221 min read
Amid Overdose Crisis, Many Don't Get Needed Treatment
Drugs for treating opioid abuse aren’t reaching most high-risk patients, potentially widening gaps in care as overdose deaths hit record...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 22, 20222 min read
'Crack Pipe' Dispute Threatens Biden's Harm Reduction Drug Plan
President Biden came into office vowing to make “harm reduction” — a public health approach geared toward helping drug users stay safe...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 16, 20222 min read
Despite Pot Legalization, CA's Black Market Estimated at $8 Billion
In greenhouses on an isolated California farm, hundreds of head-high cannabis plants stand in precise rows, each rising from a pot...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Texas Man Charged With Doping Olympic Athletes
In the first test of a new anti-doping law, an El Paso man was charged in a scheme to provide banned performance-enhancing drugs to...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 9, 20221 min read
1,066% Increase in South Texas Fentanyl Seizures
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a 1,066 percent increase in fentanyl seized in south Texas during fiscal year 2021. Border...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 7, 20221 min read
GA Joins National Opioid Settlement
The state of Georgia decided to join a proposed $26 billion nationwide settlement resolving lawsuits alleging that three large drug...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Jury Finds Pharmaceutical Firm Liable in NY Opioid Case
A jury on Thursday found that the opioid manufacturer and distributor Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed to the opioid crisis in New York,...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Schumer Acts as Marijuana-Banking Buzzkill
A long-running debate over reforming federal drug laws piecemeal or in more fundamental ways led to a "puzzling turn of events" in which...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 30, 20212 min read
Oklahoma Surpasses California With Most Marijuana Farms
Ever since Oklahoma legalized medical marijuana three years ago, the state has become one of the easiest places in the U.S. to launch a...
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