Legal Reader News – The Drug Helpline lists 28 states at high risk for a spike in overdose fatalities....
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R.I. judge rules possible overdose victim can’t be charged with drug crime

Providence Journal – SOUTH KINGSTOWN — A Superior Court judge has ruled that the state’s Good Samaritan law protects...
Adults Unintentionally Make It Easy for Young Children to Eat Dangerous Pills

CDC Weekly Update – Each year there are about 400,000 poison center calls and 50,000 ER visits as a...
Justice Department Releases $500 Million in Solicitations for Hiring Law Enforcement Officers, Improving School Safety and Combating Distribution of Illicit Drugs

DOJ News Release – The Justice Department announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has...
White House Releases 2020 National Drug Control Strategy

Office of National Drug Control Policy – Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Jim...
Becker’s Hospital Review – Ohio has the highest numbers of opioid overdose deaths in the country, according to the...
DEA warns nation about counterfeit pills with fentanyl coming from Mexico

azfamily.com – WASHINGTON (3TV/CBS 5) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency issued a warning Tuesday about dangerous counterfeit prescription...
EMS1.com – EMS providers are vulnerable to addiction by the nature of their jobs, and an unfortunate story highlights...
EMS1.com – Look for tampered packaging, excessive use and false documentation to identify a drug diversion in your EMS...