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by Leandra Bernstein [Fox 25 – Sinclair Broadcast Group] The advertisement opens with soft piano music followed by an array of South Dakotans, from an elementary school-aged girl to an elderly rancher, declaring they’re “on meth.” The camera pans across

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care have developed an online training kit to help employers respond to the opioid crisis. Together Arkansas was unveiled Wednesday (Nov. 6),

WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of dangerous counterfeit pills killing Americans. Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing mass quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in minute doses, for

Students attending the Harding University College of Pharmacy are taught daily on the totality of prescription medications from their history, chemistry makeup, function in a human body, the reaction in the human body, state and federal laws, and similar topics,

Among the many goals of the 18th Arkansas Drug Take Back Day is the opportunity for Arkansas residents to set a new record by dropping off 30,000 pounds of prescription medications. The“30K Save The Day” theme also promotes the overall

Arkansas  Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will host the “Youth Vaping Summit” on Monday, October 7th at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. A second day will be on Wednesday, October 9th at Bentonville High School in Northwest Arkansas. You can

Little Rock, Ark. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new study on Aug. 6 about pharmacy-based naloxone dispensing, which showed the rate of naloxone prescription was far too low in relation to the number of

The influx comes at a time when the foster care system is scrambling to adjust to major federal changes. BY MATTIE QUINN | JULY 25, 2019 AT 4:00 AM [from www.governing.com] Since 2000, the number of children placed in foster care because of