People who think they are buying “Molly” at music festivals often end up with pills or powder that contain other drugs, according to a new study. Researchers studied data collected by the organization DanceSafe, which tested samples of pills or powder sold as Molly at music festivals in the United States between 2010 and 2015, […]
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), along with other state and federal law enforcement partners, participated in the largest health care fraud take-down in history in July 2017. More than 400 defendants in 41 federal districts were charged with participating in fraud schemes involving about $1.3 billion in false billings to Medicare and Medicaid. OIG […]
In June, Barb McFadden, Kanabec County Attorney, officially “retired” from her position as SACK Chair for the past two years. Barb’s leadership during several transitions kept the coalition together and running smoothly. While she is “retiring” as the SACK Coalition Chair she will continue to be actively involved in the work of the coalition! Her time, […]
Oregon is about to become the third state in the nation to raise the age for buying tobacco products, following a 39-to-20 vote in the Oregon House on Thursday. The Senate passed the measure in March, 19 to 8. Senate Bill 754 was scheduled to return to the Senate late Thursday for expected concurrence because […]
SACK Coalition members invite you to the Library Park for more FUN plus Ice Cream! On Thursday, July 13th, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. we’ll have our ginormous beach balls available for a game of beach ball volleyball, bean bag toss game and ring toss. The fun begins at 1 p.m. See you at the park! […]
The SACK Monthly Coalition Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 11th, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Jail Training Room. We are excited to welcome guest speakers Grace Higgins and Dr. Pete Dehnel, from Physician Advocacy Network to discuss trends in with tobacco products and the health and medical risks associated with them. Data […]