U.S. to open office, award grants in opioid fight


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it was launching a Drug Enforcement Administration field office in the Appalachian region at the center of the opioid crisis and would issue $12 million in grant funding to help assist law enforcement.

 

The announcement, made jointly by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Acting DEA Administrator Robert Patterson, marked the Justice Department’s latest move to get a handle on the growing opioid epidemic.

 

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-mobilephones/u-s-supreme-court-weighs-major-digital-privacy-case-idUSKBN1DT0LQ

 

Another reason why Marijuana needs to be legalized nation wide.  Areas where it was legalized, prescription drug usage has gone down.

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