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Rural New Mexico struggles to prevent treat drug overdoses / Public News Service

More than 1,000 New Mexicans die from drug overdoses each year, and while there s been a slight drop in overdoses from opioids nationwide, it s mostly offset by those from cocaine and other stimulants. James Besante, chief medical officer at the Santa Fe Recovery Center, said the opioid crisis is evolving - sometimes described as "waves." Now in its fourth wave, he said the nearly 4% decrease reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is good news, but doesn t reflect what he s seeing on the ground. He noted that it s common that multiple drugs are involved in overdose deaths. .

Workplace policies begin to evolve after Ohio legalizes cannabis use

By Mara O Malley for Kent State News Lab.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. Though it is now legal for Ohioans to use cannabis, the 2023 passage of Issue 2 does not prevent employers from drug testing job applicants and employees and instituting zero-tolerance policies. Employers in Ohio are still permitted to penalize workers who use, possess or distribute marijuana. .

Counterfeit Oxycontin pills almost always contain fentanyl

Almost All Counterfeit Oxycontin Pills Contain Fentanyl

A study pf police-seized counterfeit prescription pills showed many contained dangerous fentanyl or xylazine or both

Almost all counterfeit oxycontin pills contain fentanyl, finds study