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America’s smallest state, densely populated Rhode Island has roughly one million residents, yet the state ranks fifth in the nation for drug overdoses per capita. According to the Department of Health of the State of Rhode Island, opioid overdoses are the state’s leading cause of accidental death. The state is fighting ... Read More

Drug smugglers have been known to take incredibly dangerous—some would say foolish—risks to meet the demand for their illicit drugs and make a profit in doing so. Smugglers have hidden drugs in the cargo holds of their planes and boats. They’ve hidden them in shipments of products like toys and pottery, attempting to ... Read More

It started with heroin: first in the expected places, like the more populated urban centers and cities; but then it began to seep into the smaller towns and rural areas of Wisconsin. Even while it was a reality happening on the streets, many thought, "not here in my town, not in Wisconsin." From heroin it evolved to ... Read More

While drug arrests are down nationwide for the second consecutive year, the aftermath of the opiate epidemic in West Virginia continues to create ripple effects throughout the state. According to a report from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), there were 26,645 nationwide drug arrests in 2018, continuing a downward ... Read More

Illegal drug use in Kentucky has reached epidemic proportions and affects every segment of society in the Bluegrass State. As with cancer, it's a rare family that hasn't been directly touched by drug addiction or known a family that has. We're losing productivity, time and resources fighting this ... Read More

Following a broad range of efforts designed to combat soaring drug overdose deaths, Minnesota's approach may be working. In 2017, 422 Minnesota residents died from an opioid overdose. Recognizing that these numbers were only continuing to rise from year to year, Minnesota decided to take action. The results thus far ... Read More

Fentanyl is worsening Tennessee's already severe drug addiction and overdose epidemic. In fact, 2018 proved to be Tennessee's deadliest year for drug overdose deaths. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports nearly 1840 people died from overdosing on opioids in 2018. That represents an increase of at least ... Read More

Every state combats drub abuse, addiction, and drug-related crimes a little differently. And while many states are failing to achieve the types of positive results in the battle to generate headlines, Iowa is experiencing a reduction in opioid-related overdose deaths. Yet, as Iowa focuses on abuse of opioids like ... Read More