WHEREAS, fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. It is made legally and used pharmaceutically, but has also become a prevalent substance in counterfeit pills and is frequently added to other substances such as heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine; and WHEREAS, […]
GCI Suicide Prevention program distributes $100,000 to Alaska nonprofits annually ANCHORAGE-Wednesday GCI opened the application for its Suicide Prevention Fund grants, a $100,000 annual program that has distributed approximately $800,000 to 54 of Alaska’s nonprofits since 2016. The grant was established to address the critical challenge of suicide prevention and promote mental health, and to […]
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Loyola University Health System family physician Dr. Aaron Michelfelder offers the following tips on how to avoid the misery of a New Year’s hangover. Before the party: — Plan to drink moderately — a maximum of five drinks for men and three drinks for women during a minimum three-hour period. — To […]
WHITE HOUSE — Amid stalled progress on gun control legislation in the U.S. Congress, President Joe Biden announced the creation of a new federal office for gun violence prevention, tapping Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor of gun homicide cases, to lead it. “Guns are the number one killer of children in America,” Biden said […]