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Tracking the opioid lawsuit settlements amidst calls for oversight
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 9 hours agoIn 2019, Purdue Pharma, the maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin, faced extensive litigation for its...
Fatal drug overdoses decreased in 2023, CDC reports
Fox local via AOL· 14 hours agoThat's the new problem, according to DiPalo. Before, prescription painkillers used to lead the overdose epidemic. "They want what they think is a legitimate pain medication ...
Older age groups more affected by deadly overdoses, new CDC data says
WCMH via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two local doctors say recently released data from the Center for Disease...
Tribal Nations Invest Opioid Settlement Funds in Traditional Healing to Treat Addiction
North Denver News· 1 day agoIt’s one of several sweat lodges on the tribe’s land, but this one is dedicated to helping people recover from addiction. The experience can be “a vital tool” in healing, ...
U.S. drug deaths decline, hinting at progress against opioid crisis
The Raw Story· 4 hours agoDrug overdose deaths in the United States declined last year for the first time since 2018, provisional data released Wednesday showed, suggesting tentative progress in combating the opioid ...
Kentucky doctor sentenced to 20 years over prescribing that led to patient’s death
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoHowever, federal prosecutors cited several other examples of improper prescribing by Sadrinia,...
CT OKs $8M in opioid settlement money for a range of services
Hartford Business Journal· 1 day agoAnother $1.5 million will spent over the next three years to help to purchase clean syringes and...
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
Associated Press· 1 day agoThe number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and...
Three doctors who helped fuel drug abuse in southeastern Kentucky sentenced to prison
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 days agoEHC Medical provided clients with buprenorphine, often called Suboxone. It is a legal drug used in...
Neighbors object to Delaware County addiction recovery home expansion
Philly.com· 4 days agoWhen a nonprofit for people with addiction told Haverford Township’s zoning board this spring that...