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States that most often prescribe opioids to Medicaid patients
The State· 6 days agoOphelia explored how U.S. prescription opioid dispense rates in 2021 varied by state using Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data.
Atlanta gynecologist, pharmacists sentenced in massive 'pill mill' operation
Fox local via AOL· 5 days agoThirteen people, including a gynecologist and two pharmacists based in Atlanta, have been sentenced...
Abortion Pills in Louisiana Could Soon Be in Same Category as Opioids
The Wall Street Journal· 4 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· 5 days agoThe Washington Post reported that "profits from allegedly inflated prices flowed from manufacturers...
Former Wichita doctor sentenced to decade in prison for opioid prescription scheme
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 3 days agoSteven R. Henson, 63, admitted to writing oxycodone, methadone and alprazolam prescriptions to...
Angels Across America trailer visits Hudson Valley - Mid Hudson News
Mid Hudson News· 5 days agoPOUGHKEEPSIE – Patricia Fell scanned through the pictures on the Angels Across America trailer in Poughkeepsie on Wednesday but stared a little longer at one of them. Her son, Matthew Herring ...
Louisiana Governor Signs Law Classifying Abortion Pills As Controlled Substances
International Business Times· 3 days agoLouisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced on Friday that he has signed a landmark bill into law,...
Editorial: Reforms meant to combat opioids are now hampering addiction care
The Wenatchee World· 3 days agoBuprenorphine, the only drug currently available at pharmacies to treat opioid use disorder (OUD),...
Louisiana Passes Law Classifying Abortion Pills as ‘Controlled Dangerous Substances’
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“Requiring an abortion inducing drug to be obtained with a prescription and criminalizing the use of...
Too soon to spike the football in the fight against opioid addiction
The Hill· 4 days agoNew data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that drug overdose deaths...