Safe Injection Sites in NYC Offer Addicts a Place to Use Illegal Drugs Under Supervision
February 17, 2022Currents News Staff For Monica Diaz, everyday is a struggle. She’s homeless and much of what she owns, she carries with her. […]
Topic: Drug Addiction
Legalized Marijuana in New York: What’s Next?
April 27, 2021Currents News Staff Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his support for changes in federal marijuana laws after New York became the […]
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million in Oklahoma Opioid Trial
August 27, 2019Currents News Staff Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson will appeal a judge’s landmark decision that is holding the company financially responsible for […]
Dozens Overdose on K2 in Bed-Stuy
July 13, 2016Up to 33 people were hospitalized Wednesday after apparent overdoses of K2, also known as synthetic marijuana. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach reports […]
New York State Moving to Electronic Prescriptions
March 18, 2016Starting March 27, patients will no longer receive handwritten prescriptions, but instead, doctors will be electronically sending the scripts into pharmacies. Michelle Powers visited Maimonides Medical Center […]
NYS Assembly Proposes $30M in Funding to Combat Heroin Epidemic
March 9, 2016A proposal to set aside $30 million to fight the heroin epidemic in New York state has been announced by the state […]