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Three doctors who helped fuel drug abuse in southeastern Kentucky sentenced to prison
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 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 ...
Doctors in Louisiana are alarmed over how the state may reclassify 2 abortion pills
NPR· 19 hours 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 ...
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
Medical Xpress· 8 hours agoIt would be only the second annual decline since the current national drug death epidemic began more...
Influencer ‘Russian Nana’ dies aged 31 after taking painkillers ‘for hangover’
The US Sun· 7 days agoAN influencer has died after reportedly taking painkillers for a raging hangover. The woman, known...
CDC: Drug overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 2018
The Washington Times· 1 day 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· 13 hours 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· 6 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· 6 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two local doctors say recently released data from the Center for Disease...
R.I. is using a new app to help people stay off drugs. But is it reaching those most in need?
WBUR Boston· 7 days agoRhode Island is piloting an app developed by a Boston-based tech company that offers people...