Proposed bill would add mandatory minimums for fentanyl trafficking
Opioids claim tens of thousands of lives each ear, and hundreds in Alabama alone. "We have a crisis in our state and in our nation right now with this opioid epidemic,…
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Alabama, like many states, in dire need of doctors
By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Emily Benito State officials and local leaders are looking to address the growing number of physician shortages in Alabama. According to the Medical Association of the…
Alabama cities hopping in on national opioid lawsuits
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Gracie Fusco According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 million people have died from a drug overdose since 1999. Nearly…
Amid opioid crisis, FDA looks at over-the-counter Narcan
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Asher Redd The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started pushing for Narcan to be sold over-the-counter amid a nationwide opioid crisis. Narcan is the brand name…
Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Access has improved across the U.S. to a rescue drug that reverses opioid overdoses, but advocates say naloxone - commonly known by its brand name Narcan - still…
Alabama medical cannabis application deadline approaching
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Asher Redd Cities across Alabama have scrambled to submit applications for a license to open medical marijuana dispensaries. The application deadline of Dec. 30…
UA research center helping fight Alabama's opioid crisis
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Giselle Hood TUSCALOOSA - The University of Alabama was recently chosen to help lead the fight against opioid addiction through the Southeast Regional Drug Data Center and Institute of Data and Analytics. The U.S.…
Tuscaloosa City could join opioid settlement, approve Saban Center at tonight's council meeting
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick The Tuscaloosa City Council will vote tonight on an opioid settlement, the Saban Center and more. A resolution on pages 19 - 22 of tonight's Tuscaloosa City Council agenda would allow the city…
University of Alabama approves opioid research center
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Ryan Gillin The University of Alabama is getting a new research center devoted to the prevention, treatment and management of substance abuse disorders. The Center for Substance Use Research…
