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The metal boxes are open to the public and accessible anytime to anyone. Organizers have local representatives in each area where the boxes are installed.

By Doreen Barr I have been a volunteer member of Drug Free Fayette since 2017. I became involved shortly after the 2015 fentanyl death of my son Ryan. My heart […]

The Mobilize Recovery Across Georgia bus was met in Newnan on Sept. 20 by hundreds of people ready to celebrate National Recovery Month.

By Doreen Barr    August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day.  It is a time to reflect and remember loved ones lost to overdose.  Around the world, International Overdose Awareness […]

Bennett’s Mill Middle is dedicated to keeping their students healthy and happy. As part of Red Ribbon Week, the school brought in a guest to talk about the dangers of […]

A recent warning from the Drug Enforcement Agency about brightly colored pills containing fentanyl has some parents worried about Halloween. While the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has not received any reports of the pills here, law enforcement partners have seized them in 26 states since August.

The Florida Legislature balked this year at a bill that would decriminalize fentanyl test devices, which remain illegal in about half of the states under drug paraphernalia laws adopted decades ago, drug policy experts say.

The bans from laws criminalizing drug paraphernalia adopted decades ago, but the devices are now recommended to help prevent overdose deaths. The Florida Legislature recently failed to end its ban.

With time running out in the 2022 legislative session, Georgia lawmakers took up a bill to regulate raw milk.

Fentanyl test devices — prohibited under drug paraphernalia laws adopted decades ago — remain illegal in about half of states, drug policy experts say.