by - October 9, 2024 4:52 pm
The Sebastian County Opioid Task Force will receive a $625,000 federal grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program….
by - October 23, 2020 8:20 am
Walmart filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Thursday (Oct. 22), asking for clarity to pharmacists’ requirements when…
by - September 10, 2020 5:00 pm
New data released by the state and the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement show a 29% decline in opioid prescriptions from 2017 to 2019. The data involves an analysis of…
by - February 25, 2020 9:40 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $147,000 grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas to expand a program to fight opioid addiction…
by - August 7, 2019 11:55 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $998,834 to launch a proactive program to prevent opioid and substance abuse in north central and northeast Arkansas, a region that has high…
by - April 8, 2018 10:01 am
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sees precedent in the past as hope for progress in the future when it comes to President Trump and foreign relations with Russia and North…
by - September 6, 2017 6:40 pm
Calling the state’s opioid epidemic a “growing challenge,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Sept. 6) announced the immediate creation of a statewide standard for the widespread use of naloxone, an…
by - July 24, 2017 8:06 pm
Pharmacist and Arkansas Rep. Justin Boyd, R-Fort Smith, said his views are “changing slightly” on medical marijuana. While Boyd did not support calls for the legalization of the substance during…
