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Some good news from the fight against opioids

Some good news from the fight against opioids

SOME 382,000 Americans have overdosed on opioids—a group of drugs that … way to fight addiction is with medication-based treatment, such as methadone. But just one-third of Americans live in counties with treatment centres …
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Guilty verdict in death of infant, State official fired following harassment charge, sign returned to …

An Albany County jury found David Bridges of Troy guilty of manslaughter in … Albany’s VA hospital is struggling to help veterans dealing with opioid addiction. … on fences, neighbors and the border between the U.S. and Canada.
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Viewpoints: Congress, Make Opioid Manufacturers Face Responsibilities; Without Reforms …

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, U.S. life expectancy has declined, driven by diseases of despair like alcoholism and drug addiction.
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Supreme Court’s sports betting ruling potentially opens door to UK-style industry

But following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to strike down a federal law that required states to ban gambling on the outcome of …
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Bangladesh Anti-Drug Campaign Criticized by Rights Activists, Opposition

According to Bangladesh’s Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), every year … are smuggled into Bangladesh for use by an estimated 7 million addicts. … Mercia Bernicat, the U.S. ambassador in Dhaka, met Bangladesh Home …
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