Drugs

A Senate committee advanced a bill that proponents say is a “tough on crime” approach to illegal fentanyl distribution in the state.

House lawmakers are sending a bill to Governor Larry Rhoden that reforms the state’s felony ingestion charge. South Dakota is the only state in the country where ingestion of a controlled substance is a felony.

The House judiciary committee is advancing a Senate proposal that reforms the state’s felony ingestion charge.

The South Dakota senate is narrowly passing a bill to reduce the state’s felony ingestion law. South Dakota is the only state in the country with a felony charge for ingestion of a controlled substance.

South Dakota is the only state in the county with a felony level charge for ingestion of a controlled substance. A new bill reduces that charge to a misdemeanor for the first two offenses in 10 years.

A bill updating legislation on the drug extract kratom passes the House.

Emily’s Hope is working to put naloxone into South Dakota communities to prevent overdose deaths. A new distribution box was recently opened in Vermillion.

Two men are sentenced to time in a federal prison for allegedly distributing meth in the Sioux Falls area.

The University of South Dakota announced a $2 million grant to support the school’s addiction and substance abuse disorder services Thursday.

A Black Hawk man is sentenced to over 25 years in a federal prison for his alleged connection to a West River drug ring.