You are viewing the "drugs" Archives
A Senate hearing on fentanyl outlines the international supply chain that brings drug to the U.S.
By: PBS Newshour
Posted on:
WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — A Congressional hearing on fentanyl brought some of the Biden administration’s key drug officials together to examine how to address what is now the leading cause of… Read More
Is ‘rainbow fentanyl’ a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no
By: Brian Mann | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been raising a terrifying alarm in recent weeks. According to the DEA, bright-colored fentanyl pills designed to hook children have… Read More
Free Narcan and drug test strips distributed throughout West Virginia
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Volunteers and public health workers have set up shop in parks, churches, post offices and community centers for the biggest overdose reversal drug training and distribution… Read More
A rare look inside one Mexican cartel’s fentanyl operation, and how the drug reaches the U.S.
By: PBS Newshour
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The opioid epidemic has ravaged the United States, with the drug fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, delivering particularly fatal outcomes. Fentanyl’s high potency combined with its low production… Read More
Parkersburg Bars New Residential Drug Treatment Centers For A Year
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city has approved a moratorium on residential drug treatment facilities. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports the Parkersburg City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday… Read More
The FDA Has Approved A New Alzheimer’s Drug — Here’s Why That’s Controversial
By: Scott Hensley | Jon Hamilton | Laurel Wamsley | NPR
Posted on:
This is the first new drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease since 2003. It’s the first to show significant progress against the sticky brain plaques that are the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
Arrest Made In Suspected Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
By: David Forster
Posted on:
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A monthslong investigation into a rash of catalytic converter thefts in Athens County led to an arrest last week. David L. Willison of Chauncey was indicted… Read More
Athens Co. Search Warrant Nets Seven Arrests on Drug Charges
By: WOUB News Team
Posted on:
CHAUNCEY, Ohio — Seven Athens County residents face multiple charges related to drug crimes after authorities executed a search warrant in Chauncey. Multiple law enforcement units made the arrests Tuesday at… Read More
W. Va. Board Revokes License of Doctor Who Wrote Illegal Scripts
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
MILTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia doctor who admitted in state and federal court to writing illegal opioid prescriptions and possessing drugs has had his license revoked. Records show… Read More
Ohio Senate President Pledges Action on Drug Sentencing Bill
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The leader of the Ohio Senate is pledging to take action by year’s end on a bill designed to reduce low-level drug possessions to misdemeanors and… Read More
Task Force Seizes Large Quantity of Suspected Fentanyl
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a joint task force in Ohio has seized a quantity of suspected fentanyl large enough to kill the state’s population “many times over.” A… Read More
Kentucky AG Announces 2 Drug-related Settlements
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s attorney general has announced two separate settlements totaling nearly $40 million that involve a drug company and a drug distributor. Attorney General Andy Beshear said… Read More
Coroner Issues Alert After 10 Fatal Overdoses in 26 Hours
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio county coroner has issued an alert after 10 overdose deaths were reported within 26 hours. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office posted on Facebook on… Read More
17 Charged in California-to-West Virginia Drug Operation
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say 17 people have been charged with distributing methamphetamine and heroin in shipments from California to West Virginia. U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart announced the… Read More
Fourteen Charged in Alleged Athens County Drug Ring
By: WOUB News Team
Posted on:
UPDATE 11:30 A.M. 8/23 – Two more people allegedly connected to an Athens County drug ring have been apprehended and appeared in court. Athens County Common Pleas Judge George McCarthy set… Read More
Feds Seize Estimated $1 Billion In Cocaine From Ship In Philadelphia
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
Posted on:
The drugs were reportedly found in seven containers aboard the MSC Gayane at Philadelphia’s Packer Marine Terminal. Authorities say it is one of the biggest-ever drug busts in the U.S.
States Sue Drugmakers Over Alleged Generic Price-Fixing Scheme
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
Posted on:
A new lawsuit brought by 44 states and Puerto Rico alleges an “industry-wide” conspiracy by generic drug manufacturers to collude on prices and divide up the market.
Court To Review Lethal Drug Records Ohio Wants To Shield
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Associated Press
Posted on:
Ohio’s prison system must produce records about lethal drugs it wants shielded from public view for justices on the state Supreme Court to review privately as part of an open… Read More
The Plains Man Arrested On Drug Charges On South Green
By: Susan Tebben
Posted on:
A man from The Plains was arrested after he was allegedly caught speeding and a canine unit detected suspected drugs in the vehicle. Christian A. Thomas, 33, of 1st Street,… Read More
Road Crew Finds Remnants Of Meth Lab
By: Athens Messenger staff reports
Posted on:
A York Twp. road crew found what turned out to be a “one pot” meth lab that apparently was discarded along a roadway. According to a news release from the… Read More
Medical Group To Campaign To Stop Prescription Abuse In Ohio
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
An Ohio medical group plans a statewide public health effort to help reduce prescription pill abuse and addiction. The Ohio State Medical Association says it will be partnering with major… Read More
Vinton County Makes Arrests Related to Bath Salts, Methamphetamine
Bath salts and methamphetamine led to unrelated arrests in Vinton County. Andrew L. Barstow, 24, of Albany; and Robert Sheppard, 34, of Athens, were arrested on March 13 at a… Read More