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Meta faces Tennessee trial over allegations Instagram was designed to be addictive
Meta Platforms faces trial in Tennessee on Monday over the state‘s claims that Instagram‘s design is to blame for a youth mental-health crisis, one of several trials in the coming […]
Meta asks California judge to throw out landmark social media addiction verdict
Meta Platforms asked a Los Angeles judge to overturn a jury verdict holding it liable for a woman’s depression in a landmark social media addiction trial.
‘Clubhouse’ aimed at supporting teens facing addiction issues to open in Harford
A facility aimed at providing teens with a place to have fun without the use of substances is set to open in Harford County this spring.
Employers find opioid crisis has become workplace crisis
As employers are increasingly drawn into the opioid crisis, they need to draft clear workplace drug policies, educate their workers on the dangers of addiction and work closely with insurers and pharmacy benefit plans to spot and prevent potential problems, experts said Tuesday.
Jails slow to dispense meds that curb inmates’ cravings
At a time when the government is trying to deal with a nationwide opioid epidemic, many jails are slow to help addicted inmates, only now beginning to roll out medicines to help them overcome their cravings. And most of those jails dispense only one of the available drugs.
David Bulitt: Maryland’s courts and the opioid epidemic
As both a family law practitioner and a parent who has a child with an opioid addiction, I have for many years had a front-row seat to the damage that drugs can do to a family.
Editorial Advisory Board: A call that could save a life
We encourage any attorney struggling alone to break the cycle and seek help.
Baltimore joins jurisdictions suing opioid manufacturers
Baltimore City Solicitor Andre M. Davis filed suit Wednesday against opioid manufacturers and distributors, claiming deceptive marketing and misleading statements contributed to the addiction crisis which has hit the city […]
Emocha completes deal to bring opioid treatment to private clinic
Maryland telemedicine startup emocha reached an agreement with Dallas-based Pathway Healthcare that will bring its technology for treating opioid use disorder into a private setting for the first time. Through […]
Md. methadone clinic told to stop accepting new clients
HAGERSTOWN — A methadone clinic in Maryland has been instructed to stop accepting new clients until it complies with a mandated staff-to-client ratio. The Herald-Mail reports Hagerstown Treatment Center was […]
Interim heroin report focuses money on treatment, prevention, enforcement
ANNAPOLIS — State officials say they plan to pump more money into drug prevention, treatment and interdiction as part of an effort to deal with the state’s heroin problem. The […]
A new weapon in Maryland’s fight against heroin
After almost 20 years dealing with convicts, Major Craig Rowe could see the trend. “The majority of our crimes in Washington County are either directly related to or a byproduct […]
