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Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governor

by Shawn Butlere
Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would decriminalize all the strips used to test deadly drugs in West Virginia, the state with the nation’s highest overdose rate, is headed to …

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Washington state reaches a nearly $150 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

by Shawn Butlere
Washington state reaches a nearly 0 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over …

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With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

by Shawn Butlere
With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

SALEM, Ore. — Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law, a recognition that …

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Some New Hampshire residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis

by Shawn Butlere
Some New Hampshire residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis

ROCHESTER, N.H. — Kristina Amyot’s life has drastically improved since the last New Hampshire primary, but she isn’t confident the current candidates will help others achieve the same success. Amyot, …

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Oregon police confirm investigation into medication theft amid report hospital patients died

by Shawn Butlere
With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities are investigating the theft of medication prescribed to patients at a southern Oregon hospital, police and state medical officials confirmed Wednesday, following a local news report …

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West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits

by Shawn Butlere
West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established by the settlement of opioid lawsuits in the state, which has by far the nation’s highest …

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Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds

by Shawn Butlere
Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual report released by regional …

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As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it

by Shawn Butlere
With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

SEATTLE — The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named …

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NY doctor and wife who appeared on Bravo’s ‘Below Deck’ charged with fake opioid prescription scheme

by Shawn Butlere
With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags NEW YORK — A doctor and his wife who appeared on the Bravo reality series “Below Deck” were arraigned in New York on …

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Rapper Quando Rondo charged with federal drug crimes. He was already fighting Georgia charges

by Shawn Butlere
With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The rapper Quando Rondo has been indicted on federal drug charges in Georgia, where he’s also facing gang and drug charges in state …

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