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Tracking the opioid lawsuit settlements amidst calls for oversight
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 3 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· 8 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 ...
CT OKs $8M in opioid settlement money for a range of services
Hartford Business Journal· 22 hours agoAnother $1.5 million will spent over the next three years to help to purchase clean syringes and...
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, ...
US drug overdose deaths fell for first time since 2018: data
AFP via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoDrug overdose deaths in the United States declined last year for the first time since 2018,...
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
Associated Press· 20 hours 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 McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoEHC Medical provided clients with buprenorphine, often called Suboxone. It is a legal drug used in...
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,...
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...
'Two Separate Lives': Lawyers Share Personal Stories of Addiction, Recovery | The Legal...
Law.com· 6 days agoThe legal profession contains many factors—high stress levels, perfectionist standards, pressure...
