In June 2025, as our nation continues to grapple with public safety challenges in tribal communities—and the opioid crisis adds urgency to the need for empowerment in Indian Country—the Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act emerged as a vital piece of legislation with the potential to transform...
Public health officials are sounding the alarm over a new class of synthetic opioids known as nitazenes. First developed in the 1950s as potential painkillers but never approved for medical use, nitazenes have reappeared on the illicit drug market. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement...
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...
SOURCE The Narcan, or naloxone, vending machines are located at FireLake Discount Foods, FireLake Entertainment Center and the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort. FireLake Discount Foods FireLike Entertainment Center Grand Casino Hotel & Resort “We have been working on these machines since last...
“The Next Generation: Breaking Fentanyl’s Grip” is an hour long special airing tonight at 7:00 PM on KELOLAND TV. Our parent company Nexstar is set to run the special in cities across the country this evening. The program explores the impact of the nationwide fentanyl crisis and features many...
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’...
Effort aims to elevate Indigenous Knowledge and culture in research, to respond to the overdose crisis and address related health disparities. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a program that will support Native American communities to lead public health research to address...
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