Alexandria residents honor loved ones lost to the drug epidemic
Harvey lost her 28-year-old daughter, Lillie Camille Harvey, affectionately known as Millie, to a drug overdose in Alexandria City Park.
FDA crackdown on poppers prompts rush on popular gay party drug
Although officially banned for human consumption by the FDA, alkyl nitrites — commonly known as poppers — have been sold ...
The threats to public health in Trump's US
Massive cuts in federal agency staff, funding suspended or cancelled, data made inaccessible: the 47th president of the US ...
AKs, explosives and drugs seized from LA County street gang
The joint operation with the FBI served search warrants at 18 locations in Lancaster and Palmdale related to members of an unnamed street gang, according to the LA County Sheriff's Department.
Longtime LA gang leader suspected of murder and human trafficking declares his innocence in video
An alleged leader of a Los Angeles street gang who’s accused of murder, kidnapping and extortion was expected to appear in ...
A New Study Adds to the Evidence That Drug Busts Result in More Overdose Deaths
The researchers found that drug seizures in San Francisco were associated with a substantial increase in fatal opioid ...
Federal authorities apprehend longtime LA gang leader suspected of murder and human trafficking
Authorities have taken into custody a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” ...
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Understanding an epidemic
The article, "What Is Driving the Drug Overdose Epidemic in the United States?,” is based on research Thombs, a Ph.D. student in BC’s Sociology Department, conducted with his co-authors Dennis Thombs ...
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How a new approach is helping people overcome addiction in Holyoke
The 22News I-Team went for a ride along with members of the Holyoke Community Center searching popular hideouts for the city’s most vulnerable.