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Tracking the opioid lawsuit settlements amidst calls for oversight
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 18 hours agoIn 2019, Purdue Pharma, the maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin, faced extensive litigation for its...
The U.S. Is Easing Marijuana Restrictions. Here’s How It Works.
New York Times· 6 hours agoA new federal rule would reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous, Schedule III drug. The Biden...
Reynolds directs federal funding to opioid addiction treatment
The Gazette· 2 hours agoIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will direct $17.5 million in federal pandemic relief dollars to fund opioid...
‘A glimmer of hope’ from CDC data on overdose deaths - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 hours agoThe latest data from the CDC includes estimates that show a 3% drop in overdose deaths in the U.S....
Headache Behind Eyes
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMedication Overuse Headache Taking too many pain-relieving medications can worsen headaches. Prescription opioid medications such as Oxycontin...
Delco official says John Oliver's punchline about county's opioid settlement spending misses mark
PhillyVoice.com· 1 day agoDelaware County got singled out during Sunday night's episode of "Last Week Tonight," as John Oliver...
Fentanyl overdose death report finds risk for Hispanic residents is growing
KOIN via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoSix years ago, fentanyl overdoses caused fewer than three deaths each month in Multnomah County. By...
CDC: U.S. drug overdose deaths fall for first time since 2018
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New...
Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements
KRQE & KASA FOX 2 Albuquerque· 5 days agoSettlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out...
Which states have the worst substance abuse problems?
Stacker via AOL· 1 day agoCounseling Schools Drug deaths are rising The modern opioid crisis started in the 1990s, when drug...
