Opioid Crisis

The Department of Tribal Relations is hosting the 7th annual State Tribal Opioid and Methamphetamine Summit this month.

The Department of Health’s new program, Naloxone for Businesses, will give South Dakota businesses access to Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses.

The state Department of Social Service has launched a grant program to help communities combat opioid abuse.

South Dakota state representative Tim Reed explains the five interim task forces that will focus on mental health. South Dakota House Speaker Steve…

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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins in a call for Congress to pass the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act. This week, 52 state and…

In The Moment ... June 27, 2018 Show 367 Hour 1Substance abuse is common among male and female inmates in South Dakota prisons. Department of Social…