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Kroger has agreed to pay states $1.4 billion dollars for their role in the opioid crisis.

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Tucson's mayor and council directed staff to examine how the city can incorporate regulations for the future.

Phoenix company ElectraTect creating marijuana Breathalyzer

As marijuana decriminalization spreads across the country, the market for the plant has flourished, along with a need for technology that can detect THC impairment.

Truck driver who caused toxic spill on I-10 was well over legal limit for alcohol at the time of the crash

Autopsy results show Rickey Immel had a blood-alcohol level almost eight times the limit for commercial drivers

Opioid mitigation efforts underway in Pima County

One Arizona settlement funds immediate purchase of Narcan, eligible for new settlement funds.

FBI says fugitive has been extradited from Mexico to Tucson

Gortari-Redondo and seven other co-conspirators were arrested in August 2011.

As cartels turn to social media to push fentanyl, experts teach parents how to keep kids safe

Overdose deaths rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, more than 100,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses.

The Buzz: Working to Lower Homelessness in Southern Arizona

Latest efforts have gained traction while also talking about crime reduction

Pima Supervisors take "baby steps" on homelessness

Drug paraphernalia and human waste among the problems.

Travel Route 66 with "The Great Muslim American Road Trip."

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Universities partnering to end addiction

The University of Arizona and Oklahoma State University are working together to combat pain and addiction.

Pima County attorney says she will resume charging minor drug offenses

The new policy reverses a memorandum County Attorney Laura Conover issued to area law enforcement back in December.

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