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Three doctors who helped fuel drug abuse in southeastern Kentucky sentenced to prison
Lexington Herald-Leader· 2 days agoThree doctors convicted of prescribing drugs that fed abuse and addiction in southeastern Kentucky...
Counterfeit pills containing fentanyl flooding the U.S., studies show
Market Watch· 3 days agoThe illicit pills can be designed to look identical to legitimate prescription drugs such as the ...
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year
Newschannel 6 Wichita Falls· 1 day agoThe number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. It would be only the...
Doctors in Louisiana are alarmed over how the state may reclassify 2 abortion pills
NPR· 1 day agoAnd abuse is one of the factors that the Drug Enforcement Agency and individual states use to decide whether drugs...Jennifer Avegno, a New Orleans ER doc ...
CDC: Drug overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 2018
The Washington Times· 2 days agoThe number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018,...
‘Heartening News’: Data Shows First Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths in 5 Years
US News & World Report· 1 day agoNew data indicates the U.S. experienced its first annual decline in drug overdose deaths in half a decade last year, with ticks down in mortality tied to both opioids overall ...
Texas Attorney General raising fentanyl awareness
Palestine Herald-Press, Texas via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMay 9—AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is raising awareness about the deadly consequences of the fentanyl epidemic afflicting Texas and the rest of the country. "Texas drug ...
Older age groups more affected by deadly overdoses, new CDC data says
WCMH Columbus· 7 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two local doctors say recently released data from the Center for Disease...
'Two Separate Lives': Lawyers Share Personal Stories of Addiction, Recovery | The Legal...
Law.com· 6 days agoThe legal profession contains many factors—high stress levels, perfectionist standards, pressure...
1st state moves to criminalize non-prescribed abortion pills
Becker’s Hospital Review· 2 days agoA bill traveling through the Louisiana legislature is seeking to outlaw possession of unprescribed, FDA-approved abortion pills. If the bill passes, the state will be the first to classify medication ...
