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How opioid prescriptions to Medicaid patients in Virginia stack up
WRIC 8 News Richmond· 18 hours agoAlmost 20 years after the first wave of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S., more than 75% of drug ...
Tyler Skaggs' death revisited as MLB partners with White House to reduce opioid overdoses
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoIt’s been nearly five years since Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of an accidental overdose of...
White House's New Opioid Overdose Initiative Hits Home For One MLB Team
Newsweek· 2 days agoWhen the White House announced a new initiative Tuesday aimed at preventing opioid overdoses, one...
W.Va. Overdose Rates Rise While National Rates Fall - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting· 2 days agoThe severity of West Virginia’s high overdose mortality rate qualifies the state for more federal...
To Address the Opioid Crisis, Pharma Should Learn From the Auto Industry
Newsweek· 4 days agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released its yearly examination of...
Mayor Lisa Brown declares emergency for Spokane overdose hotspot at Second and Division
The Spokesman-Review· 5 days agoSpokane Mayor Lisa Brown declared a citywide emergency on Tuesday over the amount of opioid use in...
'Unusual symptoms' in overdoses suggests new drug laced into fentanyl has reached Wisconsin
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoWisconsin officials have not identified medetomidine in any overdose deaths yet. But the Milwaukee...
Opioid Deaths May Have Peaked. Demand-Side Policies Could Be Working
Forbes· 4 days agoThe steepest rise in annual overdose deaths occurred from around 2012 to 2021, as the graph...
MLB Partners With White House in Fight Against Opioid Overdoses
Sports Illustrated· 5 days agoMajor League Baseball announced on Tuesday that it will partner with the White House in efforts to...
Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over
FOX 8 Cleveland· 3 days agoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second...