A national effort to collect unused prescription drugs — which may fall into the wrong hands if left lying around the house — will come to police stations, retailers and pharmacies between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday in Iowa.
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A law passed last year by Iowa legislators allows schools to stock Narcan for free, and Cedar Rapids has taken advantage of that.
It’s unclear if House CO2 pipeline bill -- if it passes -- would get a hearing in the Senate.
The Fact Checker checked a claim U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, made about fentanyl overdose deaths in the country.
In Linn and Johnson Counties, drug-related deaths have been rising consistently since 2018. Experts say an increased availability of fentanyl — a strong synthetic opioid often mixed into other drugs — and the COVID-19 pandemic may be to blame.
Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill on Thursday that would create a cybersecurity unit within the Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Monday’s agreement with CVS and Walgreens brings the total national amount of opioid settlements based to more than $50 billion. Iowa will receive a total of about $320 million over the course of 18 years, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office said.
Opioid deaths are on the rise in Iowa: In 2021, 258 Iowans died of opioid overdoses, a 21.2 percent increase from the previous year.
Unlike methadone, the traditional medication to wean people off heroin or other opioids, buprenorphine can be prescribed at primary care clinics and dispensed at neighborhood pharmacies.
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Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to resolve opioids lawsuits brought on by more than a dozen state attorneys general, officials announced Tuesday.
The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains announced agreements in principle Wednesday with and a bipartisan group of attorneys general to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the
Also, newly available grants are designed to help Iowa workers overcome language barriers
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