First responders, families claim state law allows repeat harm to children without accountability
The KING 5 Investigators expose a state child endangerment law that calls for tough penalties when people expose children to ...
OD Deaths Decline in U.S., Driven By Drop In Opioid Fatalities
Drug overdose deaths (OD) decreased by 4% between 2022 and 2023, according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics ...
Nonprofit born out of son’s addiction among first to receive Washington County opioid settlement funds
When he was 13, he brought a backpack full of pills from his parents’ medicine chest — Benadryl, Tylenol, prescription ...
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Millions meant to battle Utah’s opioid epidemic are going unused — including in Washington, Iron Counties
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with St. George News.
Chinese commerce minister calls for dialogue with new US counterpart
Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed China’s strong dissatisfaction on Wednesday over the United States’ 10 per cent ...
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Rwandans in Washington urged to explain homeland’s concerns about DR Congo crisis
The Rwandan community in Seattle, Washington, came together on Saturday, February 22, for its first general assembly of 2025 in event that provided an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of 2024 ...
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries.
China Minister Expresses Dissatisfaction Over Tariffs to New US Trade Secretary
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has expressed strong dissatisfaction with U.S. tariffs on Chinese ...
FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx
The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller to win FDA approval in more than 20 years.
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State of Addiction: Tackling the growing, dangerous xylazine epidemic
49 states and Washington, D.C., have all reported seizures of xylazine, with Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania having the highest numbers among the rest. The DEA says law enforcement mainly encounters ...