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drug abuse

Jan 4, 2017

$3.6 million federal grant jump starts opioid awareness efforts in six counties

State officials said federal funding has helped jump start awareness campaigns and drug monitoring efforts to combat the prescription drug epidemic in six of Arizona’s 15 counties.

doctor, doctor's jacket. healthcare, treatment
Jan 28, 2016

Letter to the Editor: Doctors offer further suggestions to prevent prescription drug abuse

Letter to the Editor: Doctors offer further suggestions to prevent prescription drug abuse

Feb 5, 2015

Prevention is preferable to a cure

The proper treatment of patients can take on a variety of challenges, but in all things physicians are guided by the Hippocratic Oath that includes the phrase, “I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.”

Mar 10, 2014

Bill would fund programs discouraging recreational pot use

The Senate gave preliminary approval on March 5 to a bill that would use Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Fund to discourage the recreational use of the drug.

medical marijuana
May 24, 2013

The untold story behind medical marijuana’s success

Despite all the coverage of “medical” marijuana in Arizona, the news media’s own role in promoting this law has gone unreported. Yet it’s an important story.

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