by Matt Kelley | Jan 25, 2023 | Health & Medicine, News
The state is launching an advertising campaign targeting children, teens and parents to educate them about the deadly dangers of counterfeit pills and fentanyl. State Medical Director Robert Kruse says the two-fold messaging is designed to reach children as young as...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 11, 2023 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Court of appeals has upheld a Missouri truck driver’s drug conviction for marijuana he obtained with a medical card from his home state. Commercial truck driver Darryl Hurtt was charged with of possession of a controlled substance after an officer...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 3, 2023 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News
A new study finds more than 45% of seriously injured drivers in Iowa had at least one drug in their system. Tim Brown is the director of Drugged Driving Research at the National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa. Brown says the study will help...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 23, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the national opioid-related settlements a half dozen businesses have agreed to pay must be spent to address the opioid crisis. “There’s strong restrictions on how the money will be spent,” Miller says....
by Dar Danielson | Dec 12, 2022 | Crime & Courts, Health & Medicine, News
Iowa will receive more than $70 million in an opioid settlement with the two largest pharmacy chains in the country. Attorney General Tom Miller released information that says the money is coming from a nearly $11 billion nationwide agreement with CVS and Walgreens....