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Memphis mother's #DoItforShelby campaign highlights opioid crisis, son's addiction death
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe ongoing battle against the opioid epidemic in Tennessee and the U.S. regrettably continues to...
We May Have Gone Too Far in Demonizing Opioids
newser· 23 minutes agoNeuman recounts the long history of opium and its derivatives—"the most effective pain relievers known to man"—and how they have come to be demonized today, with unintended consequences. Along ...
Washington health officials turn to emergency rooms in fight against opioid epidemic
Idaho Capital Sun via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWashington health officials on Monday announced a new program to help emergency room clinicians...
Florida's first 'Revive Awareness Day' highlights opioid epidemic, life-saving tools
FOX 35 Orlando· 3 days agoJacob Schmelzle is on the right track with the help of Orlando Health. After struggling with drug ...
Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over
KRQE & KASA FOX 2 Albuquerque· 3 days agoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second...
Could WA’s health ‘hub’ model treating opioid addiction go nationwide?
Washington State Standard via Yahoo News· 3 days agoImagine if anyone with an opioid addiction could walk into a local treatment center and receive...
'I've lost many friends' - Hunter Biden jury pool lay bare drug epidemic
BBC via AOL· 4 days ago“Around 16-17% of folks have said they have an addiction problem over the past year." Many of the...
WV to receive nearly $46 million in federal aid to fight opioid epidemic in 2024
WDTV· 2 days agoWest Virginia is eligible for nearly $46 million in federal aid to battle the opioid epidemic this...
Top law firms in US opioid lawsuits to get hundreds of millions in fees
AOL· 2 days agoA court-appointed panel on Friday recommended how to divvy up a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide drug industry settlements over the U.S. opioid crisis, ...
How opioid prescriptions to Medicaid patients in Virginia stack up
WRIC 8 News Richmond· 1 day agoAlmost 20 years after the first wave of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S., more than 75% of drug...
