Sacramento Targets Aggressive PanhandlingNovember 15, 2017 | Steve MilneSacramento Police will soon be citing aggressive panhandlers with infractions and possibly misdemeanor charges. Sacramento City Council members have approved a new ordinance cracking down on panhandlers who intimidate people. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentDemocratic State Lawmakers Push For Opening Drug Injection SitesSeptember 1, 2017 | Drew SandsorSeveral Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol used International Overdose Awareness Day Thursday to tout a bill allowing eight counties to open drug injection sites. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareNumber Of Heroin Poisonings Has Doubled For Some Age Groups In CaliforniaFebruary 1, 2017 | Ja'Nel JohnsonData released by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shows that 20- to 29-year-olds have had more heroin overdoses than any other age group since 2012.
Coffee House Goal: Turn Around Homeless Lives Through Housing, Training And Addiction Recovery November 23, 2016 | Bob MoffittCan coffee and muffins help Sacramento's homeless drug addicts get off the streets and stay clean and sober? A local non-profit says yes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentGroups Hope Overdose Awareness Day Will Help With Prevention And Treatment EffortsAugust 31, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe number of drug-overdose deaths in the United States has increased every year for more than a decade. Monday is International Overdose Awareness Day. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
