The information is entered into a new overdose-tracking system that provides near real-time glimpses into the ravages of the opioid-fueled drug crisis. The Hudson Valley Interlink Analytic System is among a number of surveillance systems being adopted around the country by police, government agencies and community groups. While the number of drug overdose deaths appears to have fallen nationally in 2018 for the first time in nearly three decades, the overdose death rate remains about seven times higher than a generation ago. #EndTheWarOnDrugs

1: Congress takes unprecedented action to amend federal marijuana prohibition 2: Two-thirds of Americans support legalizing marijuana nationwide 3: Illinois lawmakers enacts comprehensive legalization legislation 4: States move to expunge millions of low-level cannabis...See more