From The Tribune staff reports WASHINGTON – An Alabama doctor and her husband were sentenced Tuesday to 52 and 30 months in prison, respectively, for prescribing and dispensing controlled su... Read more
By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — At least 35 states in the U.S. have reported an increase in drug overdose deaths in 2020. Jefferson County Coroner Bill Yates said there has bee... Read more
By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — By the time drug enforcement agents swooped into his small medical office in Martinsville, Virginia, in 2017, Dr. Joel... Read more
By The Associated Press JASPER, Ala. (AP) — Opiods, meth and other drugs are ravaging Walker County in northern Alabama, authorities say. At least 254 people died from drug overdoses in Walk... Read more
By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — A Clay father who lost his son to the opioid crisis in 2017 has been working to save lives by using his own personal experience, science and his... Read more
By Erica Thomas, managing editor CLAY — Everyone has heard about how the opioid crisis is claiming the lives of thousands of Americans every year. In fact, the National Institute on Drug Abu... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports ARGO – A traffic stop Tuesday evening led to the seizure of marijuana, mushrooms and opioids, as well as the arrest of an individual, according to t... Read more
From the Trussville Tribune staff reports WASHINGTON – Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division today announced the formation of th... Read more
