The CDC reports psychostimulants surpassed opioids as the leading cause of overdose deaths in Iowa in 2024 and have remained there. Iowa Health and Human Services says the majority of those deaths involve methamphetamine. Susan Vileta of the Johnson County Public...
The Iowa House has approved a bill to ban the sale of kratom, a plant-based product that’s being sold in some Iowa gas stations and vape shops. The leaves from kratom trees, which are native to southeast Asia, are chewed or crushed to make teas or powders and pills. A...
A bill that’s cleared a committee in the Iowa House would ban the sale of kratom, a plant-based stimulant that’s being sold in some Iowa gas stations and vape shops. Kratom trees are native to southeast Asia and the crushed tree leaves are being used in...
The U.S. House has passed a bill co-sponsored by Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn that outlines new sanctions for fentanyl manufacturers in China. “Tragically, right here in Iowa nearly half of all overdose deaths are related directly to the importation of fentanyl...
The executive director of the Midwest High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) is warning about a new packaging for the deadly drug fentanyl. Daniel Neill says it fentanyl mixed with lidocaine, and then colored purple. “Making it purple brings awareness to...
