USA. Snaring Doctors and Drug Dealers, Justice Dept. Intensifies Opioid Fight WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced another crackdown on Wednesday on opioids, targeting doctors and drug dealers alike in cases that spanned phys…

USA. Drogentote in den USA - Wütendes Gift  Nach einer Schätzung der amerikanischen Seuchenschutzbehörde starben im Jahr 2017 in den Vereinigten Staaten etwa 72 000 Menschen an einer Überdosis Drogen. Etwa 30 000…

UK. Prisons minister Rory Stewart: I'll resign if drugs and violence don't go down Prisons minister Rory Stewart says he will resign in a year if he hasn't managed to reduce drugs and violence levels in 10 target jails in England.  He made th…

USA. ‘Dopesick’ Traces the Opioid Crisis, From Beginning to Blow Up Buchbesprechung. (New York Times, 25.07.2018) Dopesick - Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America By Beth Macy Illustrated. 376 pages. Little…

USA. Zahl der Drogentoten in den USA gestiegen Washington – In den USA ist die Zahl der Drogentoten durch Überdosis im vergan­genen Jahr um beinahe sieben Prozent gestiegen. Wie die US-Gesundheitsbehörde CDC mitteilte, starben 2…

USA. Trump tells Sessions to sue certain opioid companies Washington.President Donald Trump urged his Attorney General Jeff Sessions to sue certain pharmaceutical companies that have contributed to the opioid crisis in the United States. (CNN, 16.0…