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Conn. opioid deaths keep rising even after pandemic eases

Jun. 27, 2021 04:08 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Opioid deaths spiked in Connecticut during the pandemic and continue to increase in 2021, fueled by continued disruptions to recovery...

Pastor Marsha Hawkins-Hourd, a community leader in St. Louis, drives past a man standing on a sidewalk in a neighborhood known to locals as a gathering spot for drug use on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Hawkins-Hourd describes the vacant buildings in the neighborhood as a symbol of addiction and a community thrown away. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

By Claire Galofaro Jun. 24, 2021 02:33 PM EDT

Pastor Marsha Hawkins-Hourd, a community leader in St. Louis, drives past a man standing on a sidewalk in a neighborhood known to locals as a gathering spot for drug use on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Hawkins-Hourd describes the vacant buildings in the neighborhood as a symbol of addiction and a community thrown away. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

Claire Galofaro Jun. 24, 2021 02:59 AM EDT

Overdose deaths set record in pandemic year in Maine

By David Sharp Jun. 23, 2021 04:55 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of people who died from drug overdoses during the pandemic year rose to an all-time high in Maine, surpassing 500 for the...

FILE - This March 1, 2017, file photo shows Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden during an interview in Boise, Idaho. A congressional committee heard grievances Tuesday, June 8, 2021, against the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma amid a longshot effort to advance legislation that would keep them from using the corporate bankruptcy process as a shield for personal liability. Wasden said the Sacklers are standing in the way of seeking justice for the victims of opioid addiction and their families. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)
Democrats push bill aimed at family that owns Purdue Pharma

By Geoff Mulvihill Jun. 08, 2021 05:43 PM EDT

Kentucky AG sues CVS Health over state's opioid problems

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 02, 2021 11:37 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general on Wednesday sued CVS Health, accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state with prescription opioids...

This image released by Red Table Talk shows TV personality Kelly Osbourne, who will appear in an episode of the talk show series to discuss her battle with drug and alcohol addiction. The episode will be available on Wednesday, June 2 on Facebook Watch. (Jordan Fischer/Red Table Talk via AP)
Kelly Osbourne opens up about drug and alcohol addictions

By Mark Kennedy Jun. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Drug overdose deaths in New Mexico increase by 25% in 2020

May. 29, 2021 03:17 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in New Mexico in 2020 increased by 25% from the previous year, continuing a trend seen before the pandemic. ...

British national Kenneth Daniel Kutsch, right, and Italian national Francesco D'alesio, walk as they are shown to the media during a police press conference in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, Monday, May 24, 2021. The British hotel owner and the Italian tourist were arrested for alleged possession of narcotics on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, police announced Monday. (AP Photo)
Foreigners arrested on Bali for alleged drug possession

By Firdia Lisnawati May. 24, 2021 06:29 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
Charleston Gazette-Mail. May 14, 2021. Editorial: Mocking from pill suppliers upsetting, unsurprising To hear that...

Opioid-related overdose deaths soar among Black residents

May. 12, 2021 11:51 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — While there was a slight increase in the overall number of confirmed and suspected opioid-related drug overdose deaths in Massachusetts in 2020...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Akron Beacon Journal. May 9, 2021. Editorial: $20 million can’t reduce Akron’s gun violence without innovation, clear plan ...

Theresa Guerrero, of Tucson, Ariz., raises a candle in memory of those lost to drug overdoses during an event in Gilbert, Ariz., on March 31, 2021. Her son died of a fentanyl overdose last May, and she says his struggles with drugs were exacerbated by isolation brought on by the pandemic. (Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News via AP)
Tragedies pile up with drug overdoses surging amid pandemic

By Jamie Landers May. 08, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

This image released by HBO shows a scene from the two-part documentary "Crime of the Century," about the opioid epidemic, premiering May 10. (HBO via AP)
To filmmaker Gibney, opioid crisis is 'Crime of the Century'

By David Bauder May. 05, 2021 03:17 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 02:05 PM EDT
Plattsburgh Press-Republican. April 28, 2021. Editorial: New York to lose congressional seat New York again will lose...

Opioid use, fentanyl deaths in Maryland spike amid pandemic

By Callan Tansill-Suddath Of Capital News Service Apr. 27, 2021 05:05 PM EDT
Preliminary data from 2020 reveals a dramatic increase in deaths linked with opioids in Maryland, particularly fentanyl; health officials blame the pandemic. ...

FILE - This July 23, 2018 file photo shows packets of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, in Greenfield, Mass. The U.S. government is easing requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using the medication. New guidelines announced Tuesday, April 27, 2021, mean doctors will no longer need eight hours of training to prescribe buprenorphine. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
US lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug

By Carla K. Johnson Apr. 27, 2021 09:34 AM EDT

In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over motions in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV, via AP, Pool)
Expert blames George Floyd's death on heart rhythm problem

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski And Tammy Webber Apr. 14, 2021 10:42 AM EDT

A family security personnel, left, talks to a reporter as Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, listens as Floyd family members arrive at the Hennepin County Government Center, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Minneapolis where testimony continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last May in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs

By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski And Tammy Webber Apr. 09, 2021 11:15 AM EDT

In this image from video, witness Lt. Richard Zimmerman of the Minneapolis Police Department David Pleoger, testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Friday, April 2, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
Police lieutenant: Kneeling on neck 'top tier, deadly force'

By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti And Tammy Webber Apr. 01, 2021 11:43 PM EDT