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Wisconsin among top 10 states prescribing opioids to Medicaid patients
WBAY Green Bay· 3 hours agoSince 2017, 27 states passed laws regulating the duration or dosage of first-time opioid-based...
Louisiana Governor Signs Law Classifying Abortion Pills As Controlled Substances
International Business Times· 1 day agoLouisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced on Friday that he has signed a landmark bill into law,...
Nurse who was also an addict gets prison for supplying fatal dose of fentanyl to friend
Erie Times-News· 8 hours agoA licensed practical nurse in Erie is headed to state prison for up to 11 years for injecting a...
Atlanta gynecologist, pharmacists sentenced in massive 'pill mill' operation
Fox local via AOL· 4 days agoThirteen people, including a gynecologist and two pharmacists based in Atlanta, have been sentenced...
Former Wichita doctor sentenced to decade in prison for opioid prescription scheme
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 2 days agoSteven R. Henson, 63, admitted to writing oxycodone, methadone and alprazolam prescriptions to...
Pediatric Opioid Overdoses Decline Until 2019, Surge in 2020
Medscape· 7 days agoED visits due to prescription opioid overdose decreased among US children and adolescents from 2008...
Abortion Pills in Louisiana Could Soon Be in Same Category as Opioids
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoThe reclassification would put the abortion drugs in the same category as opioids and other...
A Kentucky congressman is working to reduce prescription costs, make health care affordable
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Washington Post reported that "profits from allegedly inflated prices flowed from manufacturers...
Rise in Fentanyl-Laced Pills Underscores Need for Drug Testing, Harm Reduction
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThose who are seeking out prescription medications such as oxycodone or benzodiazepines are also at...
Local students win in 'Kids Kick Opioids' design contest
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch· 6 days agoCHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced 11 students from the Metro...