Proposed Senate Bill to Ban New Painkiller

Proposed Senate Bill to Ban New Painkiller
Even before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zohydro extended release in October 2013, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has opposed the drug. On March 13, Manchin announced a plan to ban the potent painkiller through Congress. “I have … Read more on The Epoch Times

W.Va. woman pleads guilty in Fayette drug case that prompted chase, suicide
“They said if I went out and got in trouble, I'd get all the help I needed,” Phillips said, describing how she tried to get treatment in her home state. “That's what happened.” State police filed the charges in connection with a Sept. 27 incident that … Read more on Tribune-Review

Most alcohol-linked deaths occur among working-age adults
This is likely because poverty drives addiction, said Janina Kean, president and CEO of High Watch Recovery Center, a drug-rehab facility in Kent, Conn. "There's more exposure to drugs and alcohol in the impoverished way that minorities in our country … Read more on WNCT