Opioid Forum Set for Tuesday in Yakima
Debra Yergen, the Executive Director of Safe Yakima Valley will talk more about the forum at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday on KIT.
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Poll: Marijuana Safer Than Opioids, But Moms Shouldn’t Use
DENVER (AP) — A new national poll says Americans think it's safer to use marijuana than opioids to relieve pain.
The Yahoo/Marist poll out Monday says two-thirds of the respondents in the telephone survey said opioid drugs such as Vicodin or OxyContin are "riskier" to use than pot, even when the pain pills are prescribed by a doctor...
New Bill Could Force Heroin and Opioid Users Into Treatment
OLYMPIA (AP) — People struggling with heroin addiction and other opioids could be hospitalized against their will under a bill proposed by a Washington state lawmaker.
The measure would expand the current Involuntary Treatment Act by including heroin and opioid users under "gravely disabled," which means they are at risk of physical harm due to an inability to care for their immediate n