Puyallup Nurse Stole Drugs, May Have Infected Patients with Hepatitis C
Two infected patients received injectable narcotics from the nurse who admitted to diverting the drugs and also tested positive for hepatitis C.
Two infected patients received injectable narcotics from the nurse who admitted to diverting the drugs and also tested positive for hepatitis C.
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams called on at-risk Americans or those who know someone at-risk for an opioid overdose to carry Narcan.
Although many forms of vaping are legal, vape pens are also being used by drug users to get high. Here’s how you can address this challenge.
Save the dates! This summer’s Campus Safety Conferences are in Irving, Texas, June 24-26, Herndon, Va., July 18-20; and Pasadena, Calif., July 30-Aug. 1.
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week is Jan. 22-28, and your school, college or hospital can participate. Here’s how to set up, promote and host your event.
University of Wisconsin police officers will now carry Narcan so they can quickly revive individuals who have overdosed.
The 36-year-old father of three was found dead from an apparent heroin overdose in a bathroom stall after students had been dismissed.
Authorities were led to the suspect after occupants of a vehicle during a traffic stop told police they bought heroin from a man at a hospital.
In the state of Ohio, it is estimated that approximately 50 percent of children currently in foster care have one or both parents who are addicts.
The doctor was gunned down by a patient’s husband who was angry that he would not prescribe opioids for his wife’s chronic pain.
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This discussion will help participants analyze, understand, and assess their own program effectiveness.