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CDC's new opioid guidelines are too little, too late for chronic pain patients, experts say
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCDC's guidelines for opioid prescriptions for people with chronic pain allow doctors more...
UK’s HEAL grant didn’t meet overdose death reduction goal, but still counts successes
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 13 hours agoThe nation’s largest research grant investment to significantly reduce opioid overdose deaths in...
Opioid Crisis in NYC Reaches Historic Levels, 'Killing a New Yorker Every Three Hours'
People via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFentanyl accounted for most of the fatal drug overdoses last year, which were up 12% from previous...
National drug abuse expert discusses opioid crisis in Worcester: Here's what he said
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWORCESTER ― The U.S. must do a better job of investing in long-term treatment and recovery services...
'Fentazona': A cheap and deadly drug brought in by cartels has hijacked Arizona's opioid crisis
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths led then-Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to declare a public...
Opioid addiction, deaths costs $53B to Arizona's economy, researcher says
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn online panel on Wednesday discussed the toll the opioid crisis has had on Arizona’s economy with...
Walmart says it's been sued for giving out too many opioids, but also for not giving out enough...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWalmart on Tuesday defended itself from the accusations that it helped fuel the opioid crisis.Paul...
Fentanyl, possibly mixed with tranq, still fueling opioid crisis as Summit deaths rise
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen an East Akron woman returned home Aug. 7 and found a man passed out on her porch, she knew what...
A Mesa police officer overdosed on fentanyl while on duty. Will that shock Arizona awake?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEvery major crisis has a moment that jerks people awake, that knocks them from their slumber and...
'Innocent victims': Lawsuit from Nashville children targets opioid companies
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Six Nashville children born addicted to opioids, now between 2 and 8 years old,...