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Daily opioid prescription rate in Utah is dropping. What needs to happen moving forward?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA pair of 20-foot high chandeliers made of pill bottles are displayed to represent a 26% reduction...
Missouri launches prescription drug database to spot opioid addictions
WDAF via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri on Wednesday launched a statewide database of opioid prescriptions...
VA’s opioid treatment program is failing veterans, IG reports
Military Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHealthcare providers at the Department of Veterans of Affairs have consistently failed to identify...
A New Pain Medication Could Reinforce the Disastrous Crackdown on Prescription Opioids
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 months agoK-State/Flickr Vertex Pharmaceuticals is trumpeting the results of clinical trials indicating that...
U.S. opioid crackdown hits some patients' access to psychiatric drugs
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA crackdown by U.S. drug wholesalers in response to the opioid crisis is preventing some pharmacists...
Most people with opioid use disorder don’t have access to critical medications
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance A new study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy examined the...
In troubling development, drug dealers are selling straight fentanyl in the metro-east
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFentanyl continues to be a formidable enemy of health officials, law enforcement, friends and...
What Is Opioid Use Disorder?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOpioid use disorder occurs when an individual misuses or overuses certain medications or illegal drugs that are designed to relieve pain or cause...
Do pharmacies have too much power?
The Week via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPharmacy and prescription Illustrated/Getty Images Pharmacies can control what prescriptions they fulfill and which medications they stock, in some cases...
WVa opioid trial verdict still pending nearly a year later
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast July, a federal judge in West Virginia heard closing arguments in the first lawsuit to go to...
