Nationwide, tens of thousands of opioid overdose victims have been saved over the last two decades by first responders, friends, family and bystanders who administered naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
After Egan Drive wreck, police arrest intoxicated driver
The 26-year-old driver did not appear injured at the scene. Police say she was driving the white 2014 Ford Fusion that went off the roadway and she later blew a 0.163 percent on a blood-alcohol content test.
Alaska Senate passes opioid addiction prevention bill by wide margin
The state Senate overwhelmingly voted Thursday to pass a bill which would limit opioid prescriptions from health providers in the state as well as require training on opioid abuse for medical practitioners.
Ohio sues 5 major drug companies for ‘fueling opioid epidemic’
The state’s attorney general filed the lawsuit Wednesday, alleging fraudulent marketing. “They knew they were wrong,” Mike DeWine says, “but they did it anyway — and they continue to do it.”
State grant to help Ketchikan agencies reduce recidivism
A coalition of Ketchikan agencies is gathering to explore how to help people getting out of jail stay out of jail with the help of a state grant.
No legislative action on special session’s seventh day
There has been no sign of progress in resolving the state’s budget crisis. Special sessions typically cost $20,000 to $30,000 each day.