The Office of Minnesota Attorney General has released a report on the Opioid epidemic- Preventing and Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse. Download it here: Opioid Report
Category: Drug Information
NW HIDTA releases Marijuana Impact Report
The Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area team has released their report on the devastating effects of marijuana legalization in Washington and surrounding states. It echoes much of the Rocky Mountain HIDTA’s reports on the failed social experiment in those two states. Read the details here: NWHIDTA Marijuana Impact Report Volume-1
Drug Policy Source Book (2012)
MSANI developed an information CD on drug policy which has been uploaded here: drug-policy-source-book-final Also: marijuana-issues
DEA Slowed Enforcement?
Original Story Link Investigation: The DEA slowed enforcement w hile the opioid epidemic grew out of control By Lenny Bernstein and Scott Higham October 22 UNNATURAL CAUSES SICK AND DYING IN SMALL-TOWN AMERICA: Since the turn of this century, rates have risen for whites in midlife, particularly women. In this series, The Washington Post is exploring this trend and the forces driving… Continue reading DEA Slowed Enforcement?
Washington Post Article on DEA and Opioids
Original Story Link How drugs intended for patients ended up in the hands of illegal users: ‘No one was doing their job’ By Lenny Bernstein, David S. Fallis and Scott Higham October 22 For 10 years, the government waged a behind-the-scenes war against pharmaceutical companies that hardly anyone knows: wholesale distributors of prescription narcotics that ship drugs from manufacturers to… Continue reading Washington Post Article on DEA and Opioids