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Tag: drug abuse

Posted inCOVID-19

As COVID fueled the drug crisis, Native Americans hit worst

by Shereen SiewertDecember 23, 2021December 23, 2021

By CLAIRE GALOFARO AP National Writer BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — The medicine man told her she should soon give her son back to the earth. Rachel Taylor kissed her fingertips and pressed them to the crow sewn onto a leather bag nestled on the couch in the living room. “Oh, my baby,” she whispered, and […]

Posted inNews

Meth trip or mental illness? Police who need to know often can’t tell

by Shereen SiewertNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019
Posted inNews

Meth’s Resurgence Spotlights Lack Of Meds To Combat The Addiction

by Shereen SiewertJanuary 15, 2019January 14, 2019
Posted inHealth

Insurer to Purdue Pharma: We won’t pay for OxyContin anymore

by Shereen SiewertSeptember 13, 2018September 13, 2018
Posted inHealth

As opioid crisis rages, some trade ‘tough love’ for empathy

by Shereen SiewertAugust 11, 2018August 11, 2018
Posted inOpinion

Letters: “Enough is enough” in drug epidemic

by Shereen SiewertJuly 17, 2018July 17, 2018
Posted inInvestigations

The D.A.R.E. teachers said my life wasn’t normal. But for kids with addicted parents, I was.

by Shereen SiewertMay 24, 2018May 24, 2018
Posted inNews

Report: Opioid prescriptions down 14 percent

by Shereen SiewertMay 17, 2018May 17, 2018
Posted inInvestigations

Death in the family: An uncle’s overdose spurs Medicaid official to change course

by Shereen SiewertFebruary 2, 2018January 30, 2018
Posted inNews

Federal judge wants opioid lawsuits to end in settlement

by Shereen SiewertFebruary 1, 2018January 30, 2018

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