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Tag: Arizona
Arizona Campaign Aims To Scare Kids Away From Opioids
“It kind of has a horror movie feel to it,” said one government official about the new opioid public service announcements. Officials in Arizona are taking inspiration from scary movies in an attempt to keep kids and teens from experimenting with opioids, despite controversy and conflicting reports over whether scare tactics actually work to deter… Continue reading Arizona Campaign Aims To Scare Kids Away From Opioids
Tunnel Beneath KFC Connects Drug Smugglers in Arizona, Mexico
The county sheriff’s department called the discovery a “heavy blow to that transnational criminal organization that built this tunnel.” A routine stop for an equipment violation led law enforcement in Arizona to an operation that numerous media outlets compared to the AMC series Breaking Bad, with a near-600-foot tunnel that connected a former fast food… Continue reading Tunnel Beneath KFC Connects Drug Smugglers in Arizona, Mexico
Chronic Pain Patients Feel The Effects Of Arizona Opioid Legislation
“They told me because of the new law they had to cut me back. It just hurts, I don’t want to walk, I don’t want to… pretty much don’t want to do anything,” said one pain patient. New bipartisan legislation curbing the pharmaceutical use of opioids in Arizona has been put into action. In January, Arizona… Continue reading Chronic Pain Patients Feel The Effects Of Arizona Opioid Legislation