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Opioid Crisis: Grading the Progress of National Initiatives
Drug experts Drs. Volkow and McLellan set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. Find out how we're doing now ...
Editorial | More opioid settlement money could be on the way
Pennsylvania looks likely to receive another big infusion of money from another court settlement over responsibility for the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic. If the settlement is finalized, it will ...
FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx
The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...
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Grading the Progress of National Initiatives on the Opioid Crisis
Two leading drug experts set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. This is how we've progressed since then.
FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk
Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid​ medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.
Movie shows opioid epidemic from the perspective of those in the middle of it
A movie filmed in eastern Kentucky last summer is making the rounds in movie theatres all over the world. The movie is called ...
Dispensers for medication that reverses opioid overdoses installed at two Kane County hospitals
Anyone can now access naloxone for free and anonymously at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora and Advocate Sherman Hospital ...
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Kennesaw State’s Wellstar School of Nursing receives $1.2 million grant for opioid disorder training
As Georgia navigates a widespread opioid addiction crisis, researchers in Kennesaw State University’s Wellstar School of ...
Justice Department Accuses Walgreens Of Violating Drug Laws In Opioid Epidemic, Ignored Red Flags In Opioid Crisis
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) and its ...
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Youth mental health crisis fuelling addictions epidemic: Minister
Ontario’s associate minister of mental health and addictions says the best way to curb the number of people entering the ground floor of the opioid epidemic is to better treat youth mental ...
Milwaukee’s Older Black Men Are Becoming Most Susceptible To Opioid Crisis
As the opioid epidemic slows, there is a growing number of older Black men in Milwaukee who are dying of fentanyl-related ...