CBP officers seize over 250 pounds of opium poppy pods at Dulles Airport
Why are poppy pods illegal? Opium poppy plants naturally contain morphine and codeine, which can be used to make narcotic ...
257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid seized at Dulles Airport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a total of 257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid at ...
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FIRST ON 13: Washington Co. D.A. Tony Jordan announces reelection bid
The longtime Washington County district attorney says he is running for reelection.NewsChannel 13 was the first to learn ...
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 ...
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.
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OD Deaths Decline in U.S., Driven By Drop In Opioid Fatalities
America’s opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev ...
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Aroostook distributes $300,000 in opioid settlement funds
Data shows that more than 26.6 million prescription pain pills were supplied to Aroostook County residents between 2006 and ...
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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State of Addiction: Tackling the growing, dangerous xylazine epidemic
While partly off the radar for many, the opioid crisis is still unfolding and continuing ... Administration’s newest National Drug Threat Assessment, 49 states and Washington, D.C., have all reported ...