substance abuse

New Bill Could Force Heroin and Opioid Users Into Treatment
New Bill Could Force Heroin and Opioid Users Into Treatment
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
Tacoma Fire Revises Hiring After Firefighter’s Drug Death
Tacoma Fire Revises Hiring After Firefighter’s Drug Death
Tacoma Fire Revises Hiring After Firefighter’s Drug Death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Tacoma Fire Department has revised their hiring practices in the wake of a News Tribune story about a firefighter who died of a drug overdose last summer after showing up for work impaired. Fire officials say they plan to look more closely at a candidate's criminal background and ask broader questions about illegal drug use...
Scott Weiland Dies at 48
Scott Weiland Dies at 48
Scott Weiland Dies at 48
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Still waiting to find out what caused Scott Weiland (WY'-land) to die last night. His Facebook page says the former frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver died in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota...