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 ...
Overdose deaths decline in U.S. driven by fewer opioid fatalities
America's opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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.
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of the dangerous opioid
Canada has named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar ...
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 ...
Pain clinics made millions From ‘unnecessary’ injections into ‘human pin cushions’
A multistate pain management company made millions of dollars off unneeded injections into patients, turning them into 'human ...
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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 ...
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OP-ED: Combating the opioid crisis takes an army
The following year, the Washington County Opioid Overdose Coalition was formed. It has been a distinct honor to serve on the coalition – there are 40 members and we meet monthly, thinking proactively ...