A new substance abuse program for inmates in the Etowah County Jail will be available this October. The program will include ...

Medication Assisted Treatment is a lifeline for incarcerated individuals struggling with addiction, reducing overdoses deaths, recidivism and health care costs while promoting long-term recovery ...

Medication Assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of medications (suboxone) in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a “whole” patient approach to treatment of substance ...

A Niagara County Sheriff’s Office correction officer has been recognized as Correction Officer of the Year by the New York State Sheriff’s Institute. The institute has also honored the Niagara County ...

Tucson police have sent more than 500 people struggling with opioid addiction to treatment rather than jail over the past year, thanks to a grant-funded county program. The effort, called ...

He called the department’s response “not all that good.” ...

Luzerne County obtained authorization to proceed with a past opioid litigation settlement award for a new Wilkes-Barre detoxification and residential treatment facility, county Manager Romilda Crocamo ...

As the Trump administration cracks down on immigrants and hikes tariffs on Mexican imports, largely in the name of fighting ...

In 2023, lawmakers in 46 states passed legislation similar to Colorado’s. They introduced more than 600 bills related to fentanyl criminalization and enacted over 100 other laws to attempt to curb the ...

Newly founded CoWest Noticias Collaborative, made up of the valley’s local news outlets, hosted a community conversation with ...

As Tanzania commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at the Jakaya Kikwete Convention ...

Lehigh County commissioners said they want stronger language in a contract to ensure the best delivery of mental health services for the Department of Corrections' inmate and patient population.