Alabama doctors applaud recommendation for over-the-counter Narcan
The FDA is expected to decide by March 29 whether Narcan could be made available over the counter.
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Alabama Doctors: Boosting access to Naloxone will save lives
The call comes as Alabama and other states are seeing a surge in fentanyl overdose deaths.
November 30, 2022
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See recent postsDealing with Alabama’s deadliest drug
No matter where it’s coming from, it’s ending up in our state and wreaking havoc.
Two incarcerated men die in Jefferson County ADOC facilities
Another incarcerated man was revived after a near-fatal overdose.
AG awards $1.5 million from opioid lawsuit to Alabama specialty courts
It's the first distribution of funds from a settlement with McKinsey & Company, one of the world's top management-consulting firms.
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See recent postsOn medical marijuana, listen to doctors, not Steve Marshall
Deaths from opioid overdoses in 2018: 47,600. Deaths from marijuana overdoses in all recorded history: 0. These are fairly important numbers if you’re making an argument that medical marijuana shouldn’t be legalized because opioids are also used for pain and they’ve been a big problem. I know that sounds a really dumb argument to make, … Continued
Congress fails to override Trump national emergency veto
The Democratically controlled U.S. House of Representatives attempted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of their bill to reject the President’s declaration of a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border. Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, delivered a speech on the House floor encouraging Congress to sustain President Trump’s veto of H.J.Res. 46. Brooks said that building … Continued
Anderton says that the opioid crisis is literally and figuratively killing us
Jefferson County District Attorney Mike Anderton (R) spoke at a town hall in Adamsville where he said that, “The opioid crisis is literally and figuratively killing us. Anderton spoke in Adamsville at the Victory Christian Fellowship. “The opioid crisis is literally and figuratively killing us,” Anderton said. “A lot of that is that the dealers … Continued
State legislators, Kaleo announce grant to high schools to prevent opioid overdose deaths
Thursday, State Senators Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, Jim McClendon, R-Springville, and Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, along with representatives from Kaleo, Inc., held a press conference today at the State Capitol to brief reporters on the success of phase one and to announce phase two of an effort to combat the opioid crisis in Alabama. Kaleo Pharmaceuticals provided … Continued
Feds indict owners of alleged Moody pill mill
Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted a Springville couple and a prominent Moody doctor on charges they operated a pill mill in Moody, St. Clair County for four years. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Thomas … Continued