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Council will hold four hearings examining city's response to overdoses
The Baltimore Banner· 1 day agoThe Baltimore City Council will hold at least four oversight hearings examining the city’s response...
Baltimore City Council to Hold Hearings on Drug Overdoses
New York Times· 1 day agoThe city’s overdose epidemic has killed nearly 6,000 people since 2018, a death rate never before...
Opioid Deaths May Have Peaked. Demand-Side Policies Could Be Working
Forbes· 7 days agoIllicit fentanyl was the primary culprit. The steepest rise in annual overdose deaths occurred from...
Baltimore wins $45 million settlement in suit against opioid manufacturer
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAllergan Finance has agreed to pay Baltimore City $45 million to settle a lawsuit that claims the...
To Address the Opioid Crisis, Pharma Should Learn From the Auto Industry
Newsweek· 6 days agoOf those deaths, over 81,000 were from opioids, and more than 76,000 were due to synthetic opioids....
Top Law Firms in US Opioid Lawsuits to Get Hundreds of Millions in Fees
Insurance Journal· 2 days agoA court-appointed panel on Friday recommended how to divvy up a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees...
Spokane City Council ratifies mayor's overdose emergency declaration
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 6—The Spokane City Council on Thursday unanimously ratified Mayor Lisa Brown's emergency declaration, which she initiated through executive order on Tuesday, showing support for her efforts ...
Baltimore opted out of Maryland’s opioid settlement. Now it’s getting $45M.
The Baltimore Banner· 2 days agoBaltimore has reached a $45 million settlement with pharmaceutical company Allergan related to the...
Ensysce Biosciences Announces Major Milestone for Opioid Use Disorder Program
Digital Journal· 6 days ago(NASDAQ:ENSC) ("Ensysce" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative solutions for severe pain relief while reducing the potential for ...
Wash. mayor declares citywide emergency over OD hotspot
EMS1.com· 6 days agoThe area, long considered a crisis point by first responders, is often a spot where drug users...