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Are 'deaths of despair' really more common for white Americans? A UCLA report says no
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoHansen, who is Black and specializes in addiction psychiatry, also co-authored the book "Whiteout:...
Tracking the opioid lawsuit settlements amidst calls for oversight
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoIn 2019, Purdue Pharma, the maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin, faced extensive litigation for its...
The coming Supreme Court decisions that could ripple across the business world
Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoThe nation's highest court is expected to make rulings that could limit the reach of social media,...
Fentanyl crisis: Overdoses stop rising in Lee County, but challenges remain
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThose two decades coincide with the rise of opioids as a major killer of Americans – a crisis that...
Virtual medicine: How has telehealth improved the lives of people with substance disorders?
New Hampshire Union Leader· 1 day agoOphelia partnered with Highmark Wholecare last March to provide telehealth addiction services to its...
CDC: U.S. drug overdose deaths fall for first time since 2018
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New...
Reynolds directs federal funding to opioid addiction treatment
The Gazette· 5 days agoIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will direct $17.5 million in federal pandemic relief dollars to fund opioid...
‘Absolutely mind-boggling’: Fresno County’s DA on the battle with fentanyl
KSEE articles via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoFRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – CBS47’s month-long investigation into the impact fentanyl is...
McKinsey consulting firm to face negligence claims from pregnant mothers over opioid crisis
Courthouse News Service· 5 days agoMcKinsey was accused of devising strategies for its client, Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma, that...
$25 million plan takes shape for drug-recovery aid in Palm Beach County
Sun-Sentinel· 15 hours agoCounty wants to help curb the drug-related hardships faced by the community. During a workshop Tuesday, county commissioners will be presented with recommendations on how to ensure the $25 million ...