Focus
opioid overdose
Prosecution Trend: After Fatal OD, Drug Dealer Charged With Death
He knew he was in trouble even before he read the text message: “Did u hear what hapnd 2 ed?”
Some Lawmakers Say Some Police Ill-Equipped for Overdoses
A group of 20 lawmakers backs a bill to require more rigorous medical training for police officers, borne of fear that some rural police are not properly equipped to rescue people undergoing heroin or prescription opioid overdoses.
Burmese Villagers Go on Drug Crusade Where Authorities Failed
Residents of this town in northern Burma’s opium country became their own drug investigators out of frustration with authorities’ failure to keep heroin and methamphetamine addiction from consuming their villages.
