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Wang: Female entrepreneurs need intellectual property …

12/20/2022
As a woman who has spent her career as a serial entrepreneur and fighter for women entrepreneurs, I was appalled to read a recent letter from 100 members of Congress calling on Health and Human …

StandUp AJ drug-prevention coalition receives $125K …

9/16/2022
Apache Junction’s drug-prevention coalition, StandUp AJ, has received a federal grant of $125,000 a year for five years from the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. The local nonprofit …

Former Phoenix TV anchor Brandon Lee named Man of …

7/13/2022
The Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona is excited to announce that five-time Emmy winning journalist and former Channel 3 news anchor Brandon Lee is its 2023 Man of Courage. Lee will be honored at …

Mesa nurse practitioner indicted over alleged illegal …

2/11/2022
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Feb. 11 that 59-year-old Nurse Practitioner Deborah Ann Cooney has been indicted on 14 criminal charges related to her alleged illegal opioid prescribing …

Banner poison centers see increase in fentanyl …

2/2/2022
The war on drugs appears to be far from over, with fentanyl overdoses increasing by the day.

Phoenix pharmacies facing worker, drug shortages

1/7/2022
Your local pharmacy might be seeing longer lines, longer wait times and drug shortages as pharmacy workers contend with a nationwide shortage.

Goodyear Police recover thousands of fentanyl pills in …

12/22/2021
An 18-year-old man is in custody after Goodyear police executed a search warrant resulting in the recovery of a large number of fentanyl pills, cocaine, methamfetamine as well as cash and …

Mesa lawmaker: ‘Off-label’ drugs should be …

12/7/2021
PHOENIX — The way Kelly Townsend sees it, if a doctor is willing to write you a prescription for ivermectin or any other drug, a pharmacist has no right to refuse to fill it — even if …

Shred-a-thon, prescription drug take-back event …

11/19/2021
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Mesa Police Department and Desert Ridge High School are hosting a free shred-a-thon and prescription drug take-back event Saturday, Nov. 20, in …

Phoenix ambulance advertises opioid help line

10/6/2021
On any given day, the Arizona Opioid Assistance & Referral line receives around 300 calls per day.

U.S., Arizona logged record drug overdose deaths in …

7/20/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought dozens of issues to light, but it also exacerbated an growing problem in the U.S. and in Arizona.

StandUP AJ logo contest winner selected

5/3/2021
An awards luncheon was held Saturday, April 17, at Flatiron Park to announce the winner of a logo contest for Apache Junction’s drug-prevention coalition, StandUp AJ. The event was catered by …