Alcohol and drug abuse costs taxpayers £130m a year in disability benefits
Taxpayers are footing a £130m-a-year bill for disability benefit claims linked to alcohol and drug abuse, official statistics show.
From violent crime drops to drug arrest surges: Inside OPD’s 2024 crime report
Crime trends in Odessa are shifting, with a notable drop in violent crime but an increase in drug-related and DWI arrests, ...
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How biotechs are using AI to rescue failed drugs
Another company involved in using AI to repurpose failed drugs – as well as drugs that have already been approved – is ...
Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
Philadelphia’s 7% drop in fatal overdoses in 2023 is notable. Still, opioid use disorder claimed the lives of over 1,100 residents that year – more than three times as many lives as 10 years earlier.
Cocaine laced with fentanyl suspected in Staten Island ER visits, doc warns
District Attorney Michael E. McMahon hosted the Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force at its first meeting of the ...