Tag: Opioids

Jeff Sessions directs prosecutors to seek death penalty in certain drug cases

Kelly Cohen · March 21, 2018 3:35 pm

President Donald Trump speaks about his plan to combat opioid drug addiction at Manchester Community College, Monday, March 19, 2018, in Manchester, N.H.

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Death penalty for drug dealers won’t solve the opioid crisis’ biggest problems

Capri Cafaro · March 21, 2018 4:00 am

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While everyone focuses on opioids, meth-related deaths are on the rise

Jeffrey Singer · March 20, 2018 10:22 pm

Trump administration to encourage development of longer treatments for opioid addiction

Kimberly Leonard · March 20, 2018 9:31 pm

A series of reports published Monday found that spending on opioid abuse rose from $71 million in 2011 to $721.8 million in 2015. (AP Photo)

Opioid epidemic costs DC, West Virginia the most: Analysis

Robert King · March 20, 2018 3:39 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump stops to make remarks to members of the media before walking across the South Lawn of the White in Washington, Saturday, March 10, 2018, to board Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is traveling to Pennsylvania for a campaign event for Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone.

Charges for drug dealers rise as Trump calls for tougher actions

Kimberly Leonard · March 20, 2018 4:01 am

President Donald Trump speaks about his plan to combat opioid drug addiction at Manchester Community College, Monday, March 19, 2018, in Manchester, N.H.

Trump urges death penalty for opioid dealers

Gabby Morrongiello · March 19, 2018 7:43 pm

President Donald Trump at Manchester Community College in Manchester, N.H., Monday, March 19, 2018.

Trump mulls anti-opioid ads to ‘show how bad it is for the kids’

Kimberly Leonard · March 19, 2018 7:24 pm

Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway arrives for a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

White House wants a lot more opioid funding

Robert King · March 19, 2018 6:56 pm

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Monday that ongoing efforts are needed to collect potentially dangerous opioids that are sitting in people's medicine cabinets. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Alex Azar on opioid crisis: ‘We’ve got to take back extra drugs’

Pete Kasperowicz · March 19, 2018 11:46 am

The Trump administration has declared the opioid crisis a "public health emergency" and created an advisory group that made a list of policy recommendations to the White House. (iStock photo)

DOJ plans to seek death penalty in drug overdose cases when ‘appropriate’

Kimberly Leonard · March 18, 2018 10:30 pm

An example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly.

Senators seek to stiffen penalties for shipping illicit opioids

Robert King · March 16, 2018 9:47 pm