Search results
Tracking the opioid lawsuit settlements amidst calls for oversight
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 3 hours agoIn 2019, Purdue Pharma, the maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin, faced extensive litigation for its...
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...
Fatal drug overdoses decreased in 2023, CDC reports
WJBK fox local articles via Yahoo News· 8 hours ago"What I’m seeing in particular is that users are, now more than ever, buying these counterfeit pills in order to get high," said licensed psychologist and addiction counselor ...
Tribal Nations Invest Opioid Settlement Funds in Traditional Healing to Treat Addiction
North Denver News· 1 day agoIt’s one of several sweat lodges on the tribe’s land, but this one is dedicated to helping people recover from addiction. The experience can be “a vital tool” in healing, ...
Three doctors who helped fuel drug abuse in southeastern Kentucky sentenced to prison
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEHC Medical provided clients with buprenorphine, often called Suboxone. It is a legal drug used in...
Kentucky doctor sentenced to 20 years over prescribing that led to patient’s death
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoHowever, federal prosecutors cited several other examples of improper prescribing by Sadrinia,...
Older age groups more affected by deadly overdoses, new CDC data says
WCMH via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two local doctors say recently released data from the Center for Disease...
Neighbors object to Delaware County addiction recovery home expansion
Philly.com· 4 days agoWhen a nonprofit for people with addiction told Haverford Township’s zoning board this spring that...
US drug overdose deaths fell for first time since 2018: data
AFP via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoDrug overdose deaths in the United States declined last year for the first time since 2018,...
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
KHON 2 Honolulu· 17 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. Agency officials noted the data is provisional and …
