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States that most often prescribe opioids to Medicaid patients
Stacker via AOL· 5 days agoOphelia explored how U.S. prescription opioid dispense rates in 2021 varied by state using Centers...
Rise in Fentanyl-Laced Pills Underscores Need for Drug Testing, Harm Reduction
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThose who are seeking out prescription medications such as oxycodone or benzodiazepines are also at...
State overdose deaths decline for a 2nd year | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 8 hours agoDrug overdose deaths in Arkansas fell last year for the second year in a row, although the number...
Abortion Pills May Become Controlled Substances in Louisiana
New York Times· 5 days agoLouisiana could become the first state to classify abortion pills as dangerous controlled...
Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths
New Hampshire Union Leader· 21 hours agoFentanyl, a pervasive killer in America’s illicit drug supply, is increasingly landing in the hands...
Incumbent Democrats, rational Republicans deserve spots on general election ballot
Las Vegas Sun· 1 day agoSen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., speaks during the Nevada State Democratic Party’s biennial convention at...
Fewer overdose deaths reported last year
Temple Daily Telegram· 6 days agoThe number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted May 15. It would be only the...
Louisiana Moves to Stamp Abortion Pills as Dangerous Substances
Bloomberg Law· 4 days agoThe Louisiana Senate voted to send a bill to the governor’s desk that would make it the only US state to impose criminal fines on the possession of abortion medication without a prescription ...
Washington Healthcare Update - May 2024 #3 | JD Supra
JD Supra· 7 days agoThis Week in Washington: House appropriators release FY2025 topline appropriations levels; Senate Finance Committee releases white paper on Medicare...
Clean needles save lives. In some states, they might not be legal.
Philly.com· 1 day agoKim Botteicher hardly thinks of herself as a criminal. On the main floor of a former Catholic church...