/tags/drugs Drugs en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2025-02-18/criminal-justice-ministry-formerly-incarcerated-st-louis Many of the St. Louis nonprofit’s clients are veterans who have spent at least 10 years in state prison. One case manager at the nonprofit is helping others land on their feet, just as he was helped through the program. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2025-02-18/criminal-justice-ministry-formerly-incarcerated-st-louis Lacretia Wimbley /health-science-environment/2024-11-08/missouri-opioid-settlement-spending Drug companies already have sent $100 million to Missouri to settle lawsuits for their role in the opioid crisis. But the state could receive hundreds of millions more over the next two decades. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:03:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-08/missouri-opioid-settlement-spending Sarah Fentem /law-order/2024-09-30/st-louis-police-federal-agents-stop-gang-charged-with-supplying-fentanyl-in-south-st-louis Federal authorities have sentenced 15 members of south St. Louis gang 55 Boyz for fentanyl dealing, gun crimes and money laundering. The investigation involved St. Louis police and federal agents. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:36:47 GMT /law-order/2024-09-30/st-louis-police-federal-agents-stop-gang-charged-with-supplying-fentanyl-in-south-st-louis Chad Davis /arts/2024-08-07/rapper-nelly-arrested-drug-possession-maryland-heights His attorney said an “overzealous and out-of-line” officer targeted him unfairly. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:52:34 GMT /arts/2024-08-07/rapper-nelly-arrested-drug-possession-maryland-heights Sarah Fentem /government-politics-issues/2024-06-11/missouri-marijuana-expungements-drags-months-after-constitutional-deadlines Under the 2022 constitution amendment that legalized marijuana, Missouri courts were required to complete misdemeanors by last June and felonies by last December. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-11/missouri-marijuana-expungements-drags-months-after-constitutional-deadlines Rebecca Rivas /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-21/a-modern-history-of-meth-starts-in-missouri Missouri played a key role in meth’s spread. A new podcast tells that story. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 23:19:46 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-21/a-modern-history-of-meth-starts-in-missouri Danny Wicentowski /health-science-environment/2024-01-09/new-illinois-program-aims-to-fill-gaps-amid-drug-counselor-shortage-and-record-overdoses A new Illinois program aims to alleviate a shortage of professionals who work to prevent substance use disorders after 5 straight years of record overdose deaths in the state. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-09/new-illinois-program-aims-to-fill-gaps-amid-drug-counselor-shortage-and-record-overdoses Dilpreet Raju /government-politics-issues/2024-01-05/missouri-legislators-hope-to-fully-lift-felony-drug-ban-from-food-assistance-program The state’s requirements comprise ‘one of the nation’s most stringent bans for receiving SNAP benefits,’ according to one report. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-05/missouri-legislators-hope-to-fully-lift-felony-drug-ban-from-food-assistance-program Clara Bates /health-science-environment/2023-07-21/missouris-fentanyl-epidemic-is-getting-worse-with-a-record-number-of-overdoses Data points to a nearly 75% increase in overdoses in Missouri since 2019, and last year was the second consecutive year that fentanyl accounted for over two-thirds of overdoses in Missouri. Sat, 22 Jul 2023 04:45:51 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-07-21/missouris-fentanyl-epidemic-is-getting-worse-with-a-record-number-of-overdoses Clayton Vickers and Kristina Abovyan /law-order/2022-05-23/missouri-prisons-are-banning-physical-mail-and-replacing-it-with-photocopies Corrections officials say the move is necessary to stem the flow of drugs into Missouri prisons. But criminal justice reform advocates warn it could violate inmates’ privacy and further isolate them from their families. Mon, 23 May 2022 10:19:46 GMT /law-order/2022-05-23/missouri-prisons-are-banning-physical-mail-and-replacing-it-with-photocopies Shahla Farzan