Drugs & Crime: blog

POV: 911 Good Samaritan Laws are Good Policy and Reveal Right Values

Julie Tisdale | December 4, 2018
In 2016, nearly 2000 people in North Carolina died of drug overdoses. That was an almost 25 percent increase over 2015, which was itself READ

NC General Assembly Short Session Adjourns

NC Family Staff | June 29, 2018
NC Legislators have put the 2018 Short Session to bed, until November 27, 2018 when both chambers are scheduled to reconvene. Both the House READ

Legislators Pass Measures To Help Human Trafficking Victims

Jake Sipe | June 22, 2018
The North Carolina General Assembly is continuing to seek ways to address human trafficking in the state, passing two measures designed to help victims. READ

State Leaders Look To Further Combat The Opioid Epidemic In NC

Jake Sipe | June 19, 2018
The North Carolina General Assembly took further action to combat the opioid epidemic, passing SB 616-Heroin and Opioid Prevent and Enforcement Act (HOPE Act). READ

NC’s Opioid Epidemic Has Thousands Of Victims That Almost No One Is Talking About

Julie Tisdale | May 22, 2018
Opioids are a hot topic at the moment. I see news articles about drug deaths, crime, lost economic productivity, and the burden on the READ

NC General Assembly Returns For “Short” Legislative Session

Jake Sipe | May 17, 2018
Members of the North Carolina General Assembly assembled in Raleigh this week for the start of the 2018 “short” legislative session. Like all “short” READ
Omar Manejwala discusses the opioid addiction epidemic

Opioid Crisis Continues To Escalate

Traci DeVette Griggs | April 5, 2018
A new report released this week shows North Carolina as one of only 14 states in the nation making significant improvements seeking to stem READ

Bi-Partisan Legislative Committee Takes On School Safety

Traci DeVette Griggs | March 27, 2018
While much of the national debate on keeping kids safe in school has centered on guns, a committee of the North Carolina General Assembly READ

POV: Lean Across The Aisle

Traci DeVette Griggs | October 17, 2017
I remember when it happened to me. I was sitting in a conference room at NC State University as a part of a group READ

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