Drug Abuse

In The Moment ... March 4, 2019 Show 527 Hour 2 A new lecture series brought to you by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) explores the impact of…

In The Moment ... October 17. 2018 Show 443 Hour 2NOVA takes an unflinching look at the science and social impact of addiction. How do drugs of abuse…

In The Moment ... October 17. 2018 Show 443 Hour 2Incarcerating people struggling with addiction is not only expensive, it's proving to be ineffective.…

Attorney General Marty Jackley discusses the opioid crisis and legislation passed this session in Pierre to increase penalties for drug-related offenses.…

South Dakota authorities have taken 500-thousand dollars’ worth of a dangerous drug off the street. Tuesday Chamberlain Police and the state’s Division of…

September 18 marks the start of National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week. Data from the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention shows South Dakota…

So far, the data shows South Dakota has largely been immune to the opioid drug abuse epidemic affecting other areas of the country. In 2014, only one…

A Pierre man is alive because first responders used a medication to reverse the effects of a drug overdose. Officials credit the drug Narcan for saving…

A new study shows judicial reforms saved South Dakota $34 million in the first two years. Sweeping changes in mid-2013 included presumptive probation.…