Hood moves forward with lawsuit against drug manufacturers
Attorney General Jim Hood joined a 44-state coalition in a motion this week to unseal their complaint against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation’s...
Tag : opioids
Opioid deaths and prescriptions dropping in Mississippi
by Alex Paton
The number of opioid deaths has gone down in the past year. Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy says they have seen a positive...
Walgreens expands opioid drop boxes
by Alex Paton
Walgreens and AmerisourceBergen are partnering to expand their safe medication disposal program in Mississippi. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith encouraged the public to take advantage of...
Opioid manufacturing to reduce in 2019
by Alex Paton
The number of opioids manufactured in the United States could be reduced by an average of 10% in the coming year. The U.S. Department of...
Woman faces charges for Oxycodone fraud
A Jackson woman has been arrested following a four-month long investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. MBN Director John Dowdy stated that 31-year-old Ashley...
MBN places prescription drop boxes across state
by Alex Paton
Unused, unwanted, or outdated prescription medications can now be dropped off at approximately 25 prescription drug drop boxes in the state. Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director...
Featured Pascagoula man sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking
by Alex Paton
A Pascagoula man plead guilty to one count of Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Oxycodone), and one count of...
Featured Opioid deaths continue to rise in first few months of 2018
by Alex Paton
The opioid epidemic continues to ravage the nation and the Magnolia state. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher said that as of the end...
Featured DPS and Mississippi coroners increase efforts to track drug overdose deaths
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Mississippi Coroners and Medical Examiners Association have announced new efforts to track drug overdose deaths occurring in the...
Featured UMMC Doctors seek alternatives to opioid prescriptions
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s statistics on opioid use resulting in addiction and deaths are bad, but the failure of data to deter abuse is also troubling. A team...