Source: NBC News A bipartisan group of senators aims to strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain with a bill that focuses on boosting stockpiles through increased drug manufacturing in the U.S. and allied countries. The legislation was drafted in response to a report published in March that found more than 295 medications, including lifesaving treatments, are […]
Source: New Jersey Monitor.com The horse tranquilizer Xylazine first crept into the illicit drug trade in the U.S. more than two decades ago, but it didn’t widely catch on until around New Jersey until around 2018. As an ingredient in the drug now on the streets as tranq, Xylazine has been linked to gruesome, lingering […]
Source: HHS.gov The departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury have announced an important step in addressing the nation’s mental health crisis by proposing rules to better ensure that people seeking coverage for mental health and substance use disorder care can access treatment as easily as people seeking coverage for medical […]
Source: USA Today A salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef resulted in at least six hospitalizations across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut, six of whom had to be hospitalized. There have been no deaths associated with the outbreak thus far, but the CDC warned that the true number of sick is likely much […]
#RockYourDisability Awareness: NJ Division of Disability Services · CDC.gov · Musician Jessie Malin: Donate · Charcot Marie Tooth Association: Donate Sources: Pinelands Alliance; NJ Division of Disability Services Approximately 24% of U.S. adults — 61 million Americans — have a disability that impacts major life activities, according to a U.S. Centers For Diease Control (CDC) […]
PART ONE Sources: Socratic Solutions.us; National Public Radio Kratom is legal in New Jersey. Because this plant has opiate-like qualities, the government created a bill, NJ A443 make it illegal to possess, produce, distribute, and promote. But after three attempts, in 2015, 2018, and 2020, it has not passed. Registered individuals suffering from severe illnesses […]