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According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates of drug overdose deaths among Black, American Indian and Alaska Native people increased significantly in the U.S. in 2020 over the previous year.
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Money that will flow to Native American tribes as part of an opioid drug settlement with a major manufacturer and three distributors won't come quickly.
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation legalizing test strips that can detect the presence of the potent opiate fentanyl and potentially help…
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Law enforcement officials in Yavapai County discovered $200,000 worth of fentanyl pills and methamphetamine last week in three separate stops on the same…
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The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has designated the opioid epidemic in Yavapai County as the greatest drug threat to public health and safety…
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Flagstaff Police say they’ve seen a recent uptick in overdoses and deaths related to a counterfeit opioid. The illicit pills contain fentanyl, which is…
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A Safford city councilman who was running for a Congressional seat has suspended his campaign after having a drug relapse last week. In a statement, Chris…
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The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme that…
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A proposal in the Arizona House that would impose mandatory five-year minimum sentences on people who sell any amount of the opioids, fentanyl or heroin…
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Two former executives with an Arizona-based pharmaceuticals company have been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison in a bribery scheme that…