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...
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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...
“Not one more.” One father’s campaign to stop overdose stems from personal tragedy
by Jared Bounds
Jeff Moore passed away on April 6, 2015. His father, James, found him on the couch. Jeff had overdosed on heroin. He was 24 years...
The Cult(ure) of Comfort. How a pain management revolution lead to the worst heroin scourge in US history
by Jared Bounds
“Heroin used to be a junk drug. The cost was way too high, because it came from areas like Afghanistan and Turkey, the effects were...
Taking Pills That Belonged to Patients: Senatobia Nurse Charged With Taking Pills for Herself
by kim
BYHALIA, Miss.–If someone you loved was in a rehab facility and in pain, you’d want them to have their medication. An LPN (licensed practical nurse) who...
Pills, Guns, Funny Money Found at Columbia Home, Seven Arrested
by kim
PHOTO: Corey Ross Tucker COLUMBIA, Miss.–Pills, meth, pot, guns and counterfeit money were all found at a house in Columbia Friday after the Marion County...
The Trash Bag Gang: Three Members Sentenced for Pharmacy Burglary
by kim
PHOTOS: Courtesy Atty. Gen. Jim Hood’s website CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss.–Breaking into Ackerman Discount Drugs and stealing prescription pills has landed three members of “the trash...
Garbage Bags Full of Pills: Pharmacy Burglary Arrests Connected to Mississippi Break-ins
by kim
BATON ROUGE, La.–Giant garbage bags full of prescription pills, burglary tools and guns were all found Thursday when the state police in Louisiana searched homes...
Chase in Jefferson County: Man Steals Patrol Car, Shoots at Deputies
by kim
PHOTO: Courtesy, Jefferson Co. Sheriff’s Dept. LORMAN, Miss.–You may have never heard of anything like this one before. In fact, it surprised deputies Saturday morning...
Miss. News Briefs: Power Co. Murder Mom Guilty, Drug Dealer’s Truck Gets Stuck
by kim
CLARKE COUNTY, Miss.–IF your child had a breathing problem and needed a machine, how far would you go to keep the power from being cut...