Alabama to receive $75 million from nationwide opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma
The money is part of nearly $730 million obtained to combat the opioid crisis and support recovery efforts statewide.
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Commissioners seek conversations with grandparents raising their grandchildren
Members hope to be able to speak with those who are raising grandchildren either formally through the DHR system or informally.
November 15, 2023
AG Marshall announces millions in settlements with opioid manufacturers, distributors
The settlement funds are to be used to remediate the harms caused by the opioid crisis in Alabama.
April 20, 2022
Dothan set to receive state forensics laboratory over a decade after previous lab closure
The General Fund budget is likely to give $5.3 million to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to construct a new forensics lab in Dothan.
Report: Opioid prescriptions in Alabama down by 38 percent
Alabama physicians are prescribing lower and safer dosages of opioids to prescribed patients.
Alabama can learn from other states’ medical marijuana programs, expert says
Roberts is an advocate for medical marijuana with experience in Holistic Integrative Therapy, EMDR, CBT and life coaching.
Overdose deaths rose 31 percent in Alabama during the pandemic
Drug overdose deaths in Alabama were up 31 percent in 2020 over 2019, but the state was not alone.
Marshall opposes medical marijuana bill
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) on Monday sent letters to state legislators urging them to oppose legislation that would allow approved medical providers to prescribe cannabis for patients they believe would benefit from it. Marshall expressed concerns about addiction to marijuana and worried that legalization of medical marijuana in the state would be similar … Continued
Medical experts sharply divided at Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission
Thursday, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission heard from two highly respected medical expert witnesses with widely divergent views on the wisdom of passing medical marijuana legislation. Bertha K. Madras is a professor of psychobiology in the Department of Psychiatry and the chair of the Division of Neurochemistry at Harvard Medical School, She served as … Continued
Rogers praises four Homeland Security bills advanced in the House
Wednesday the House Homeland Security Committee advanced four bills that are a part of committee Republicans’ American Security Agenda. These bipartisan bills include: Border Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins’ (R-Louisiana) H.R. 4761, the DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019, Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Debbie Lesko’s (R-Arizona) H.R. 4402, the Inland Waters Security Review … Continued