Local News Fentanyl seized in San Bruno Daily Journal staff report Jul 16, 2021 More than 126 grams of Fentanyl, the equivalent of roughly 65,000 potentially fatal doses, was confiscated from a female Anderson City residen…
Health OxyContin maker, government attorneys in settlement talks By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Aug 27, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments say they are in active negotiations with Purdue Pharm…
Health Q&A: Feds tackle opioid epidemic, but is it helping? By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated PressUpdated Jan 28, 2019
Health Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancy By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical WriterUpdated Nov 29, 2018
National Drug companies fight back against call to tax opioids By Geoff Mulvihill and Kyle Potter The Associated Press Apr 29, 2018 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Facing a rising death toll from drug overdoses, state lawmakers across the country are testing a strategy to boost treatment…
Arts & Entertainment Featured Prosecutor: Prince thought he was taking common painkiller The Associated Press Apr 19, 2018
Arts & Entertainment Minnesota prosecutors plan announcement on Prince death The Associated PressUpdated Apr 18, 2018  MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors in the Minnesota county where Prince died will announce a decision Thursday on criminal charges following a two-yea…
Health Dentist group puts its teeth in push to curb opioid painkillers By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press Mar 26, 2018 CHICAGO — The American Dental Association wants dentists to drastically cut back on prescribing opioid painkillers.
National DOJ to support lawsuits against companies selling opioids The Associated Press Feb 27, 2018 Â