Posts Tagged drug abuse
Feds Take Aim at Opioid Crisis in Southwest Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 20, 2016
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Some of the most remote parts of Southwest Virginia are about to get help in the opioid crisis. That’s because this month, two counties are receiving a new federal designation. Michael Pope has the story.
Gov. McAullife Signs New Measures to Prevent Addicts from Acquiring Drugs
Posted by Payton Knobeloch in Virginia's News on June 23, 2016
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In 2014, almost 1,000 people died from opiate overdose in Virginia — and that number is trending upwards, not down. A state task force created a number of proposals to help stem the epidemic, and Governor Terry McAuliffe signed three of those measures into law today. The primary goal? To help prevent addicts from acquiring drugs. Mallory Noe-Payne explains how.
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From NPR News- Your price at the pump went up. So did Saudi Aramco's profits — to a new record August 14, 2022Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year, helping its half-year earnings reach nearly $88 billion.
- One dead, 17 hurt in crash outside Pennsylvania bar August 14, 2022One person has died and another 17 people were injured after a vehicle struck a crowd gathered at a Pennsylvania bar on Saturday for an event to raise money for victims of a house fire.
- A fire at a church in Cairo kills 41 people and hurts 14 others August 14, 2022A fire ripped through a church in a densely populated neighborhood as congregants worshipped, the Coptic Church said. It was one of the worst fire tragedies in Egypt in recent years.
- How gender-affirming care may be impacted when clinics that offer abortions close August 14, 2022After a Planned Parenthood in Knoxville, Tenn., burned down in January, patients relying on gender-affirming care scrambled to find support elsewhere.
- 10 years after Austin Tice vanished in Syria, his family continues its fight for him August 14, 2022American journalist Austin Tice is believed to have been kidnapped in a suburb of Damascus, Syria, in 2012. His mother says he's being held with a "government-related entity" in Syria.
- Your price at the pump went up. So did Saudi Aramco's profits — to a new record August 14, 2022
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- UK heatwave: Final day of 'extreme' heat with thunder on way August 14, 2022Temperatures will exceed 30C in much of England and Wales - but rain is forecast.
- 'We are waiting for rain, for winter, for God' - Fighting a megafire in France August 14, 2022On the frontline of the wildfires in France is a tactical team trying to stay ahead of the flames.
- Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church August 14, 2022The blaze broke out at a Coptic Christian church in the city of Giza causing a stampede.
- Salman Rushdie off ventilator and able to talk August 14, 2022The Satanic Verses author was repeatedly stabbed while on stage at a US literary event on Friday.
- Saudi Aramco: Oil giant tops own record with $48.4bn quarterly profit August 14, 2022The staggering profit comes amid soaring oil prices in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- UK heatwave: Final day of 'extreme' heat with thunder on way August 14, 2022
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