AUSTIN, TX – Today the Fentanyl Child Endangerment Act, HB 166, was sent to the Governor after passing the Texas Senate late last week by a 30-1 vote. The legislation was developed in coordination with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office and makes it a felony to expose children or...
Rain’s Law, is a proposed Oklahoma law, aims to mandate fentanyl education in schools to raise awareness about the dangers of the drug, particularly its unintentional ingestion. Here are a few highlights about Rain’s Law. Purpose The legislation, also known as House Bill 1484, seeks to...
CEO & Founder Milt Dallas, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin Member, Leads the Charge in Helping Native American Reservations from the Devastating Effects of Opioids Rx Destroyer, the leading drug disposal experts, have partnered with Native News Online and Tribal Business News, the premier and...
In a civil complaint unsealed today in Providence, Rhode Island, the Justice Department alleges that CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries (collectively, CVS) filled unlawful prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and sought reimbursement from federal healthcare...
A new report released today, “Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2003-2023,” marked a significant milestone. For the first time since 2018, final mortality data showed that drug overdose death rates decreased, dropping 4% between 2022 and 2023, from 32.6 to 31.3. The official number of...
U.S. Senate — — U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today announced the bipartisan “Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act” to combat drug trafficking in tribal communities. The “PROTECT...
According to a new report from the Brookings Institute, “within the United States, fentanyl has disproportionately impacted American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals and communities. There is noevidence of genetic predisposition to opioid use disorder. Instead, the AI/AN populations’...
BILLINGS — A federal investigation into a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization that was based on the Crow Indian Reservation and distributed drugs to three other Montana Indian reservations and communities from suppliers in Washington and a Mexican cartel has resulted in federal...
Law Enforcement in People’s Republic of China indicated that defendants were arrested LOS ANGELES – A chemical company, its director and three senior employees have been charged in a 13-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they sold deadly fentanyl precursor chemicals and xylazine –...
SEATTLE | U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington – Law enforcement fanned out across the country and in western Washington yesterday arresting 17 people on indictments and criminal complaints for a multi- state drug trafficking conspiracy. The two-year investigation...
Saving A Generation: The Fentanyl Crisis airs tonight, Friday, October 4, on stations across the United States. Please check your local listings for this important program. AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Fentanyl poisonings are killing thousands of people across the country. While recent data shows a...