opioid crisis

A study by a Texas-based law firm says opioid overdose deaths in Arkansas fell at a rate of nearly 50 percent over a yearlong period. Headquartered in Houston, DeHoyos Accident Attorneys analyzed figures taken from the Centers for Disease Control …

Arkansas Children’s and the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office are joining forces to address the opioid crisis through the creation of the National Center for Opioid Research & Clinical Effectiveness (NCOR). Construction is underway on the Arkansas Children’s Hospital campus in …

Peak State Recovery will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at 22265 AR-9 in Paron, marking the transformation of a former school into a state-of-the-art addiction treatment center. As part of the event, attendees …

The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) recently introduced the Sentinel Project, which aims to curb the opioid crisis in Arkansas by supplying key institutions with TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzers. These advanced devices rapidly test suspected narcotics, precursors, and cutting agents, …

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is awarding $50 million of opioid settlement funds to Arkansas Children’s to pioneer one of the nation’s most ambitious research efforts dedicated to opioids’ impact on children. The National Center for Opioid Research & Clinical …

Walmart has agreed to a $3.1 billion settlement to resolve “substantially all opioid lawsuits and potential lawsuits by state, local, and tribal governments, if all conditions are satisfied,” according to a press release from the company. In the framework, the …

The University of Central Arkansas has become the first college to participate in the Arkansas Collegiate Naloxbox Bystander Rescue Program, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Human Services. This program is meant to increase access to naloxone, also known …

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has filed suit against Walgreens, the nation’s second largest pharmacy chain, for allegedly fueling the state’s opioid crisis. Rutledge filed suit against the pharmacy chain on Monday, March 15, in the Pulaski County Circuit Court, …

by Tyler Hale During the 2019 Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/AIA annual meeting, officials unveiled a new initiative targeting the opioid crisis that is designed to help Arkansas employers. The new initiative, Together Arkansas, is a series of free resources …

by Caleb Talley Since the beginning of the year, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has had legal marijuana in his crosshairs. The country’s top cop has been outspoken for years in his disdain for the plant, and earlier this year, …