Tag: opioids
7 jurors face new questioning in ex-officer’s murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS — Jury selection for a former Minneapolis police officer's trial in George Floyd's death faced a possible setback Wednesday, as the judge prepared...
CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be ‘tip of the iceberg’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of opioid drug addictions and drug overdose deaths. Now the state...
OxyContin maker Purdue proposes $10B plan to exit bankruptcy
Purdue Pharma, which helped revolutionize the prescription painkiller business with its drug OxyContin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy that...
DEA: Opioids in Yavapai County are top Arizona drug threat
PHOENIX — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has designated the opioid epidemic in Yavapai County as the greatest drug threat to public health and...
DEA: Opioids in Yavapai County are top Arizona drug threat
PHOENIX — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has designated the opioid epidemic in Yavapai County as the greatest drug threat to public health and...
Warrant: Opioid addiction may have motivated clinic shooting
BUFFALO, Minn. — An alleged gunman's addiction to opioid medication was the “driving force” behind last week’s shooting at a Minnesota health clinic that...
Relapse sends Columbus man from job to jail
Many people addicted to opioids find that just when their recovery has reached a stable point, everything can fall apart, very suddenly.
Jeremy Miller, a...
Companies re-examine drug screening requirements, background checks
One of the first hurdles a job applicant faces is a pre-employment drug test, a step that’s tripping up some unemployed residents seeking work.
For...
Woman’s life nearly wrecked by pull of drugs
Jessica Walker was once a registered nurse in Columbus. She had a nice home, a husband and a daughter. She was living the dream.
But...
Child’s death in drug-dealing environment haunts mother
Some of the victims in drug addiction aren't the users at all.
Rachel McCue was 22 when she pleaded guilty in 2014 to neglect of...
