San Francisco on Thursday became the first city in the nation to adopt a promising new treatment for heroin addiction that city officials say could save lives and cut down on drug use on the streets.
Read moreThe number of people who died in the United States as result of overdosing on drugs – including illicit and prescription drugs – rose by 12 percent, though researchers say the number is likely higher, according to a new report released Wednesday.
Read moreBy ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of the nation’s leading wholesale drug distributors told Congress under oath
Read moreLos Angeles sued nine pharmaceutical companies in federal court Thursday, claiming the fraudulent and negligent business practices of Big Pharma led to an explosion of the opioid crisis in the city.
Read moreThousands of people have died during the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic, which has also led to increasing rates of hospitalizations related to overdoses, infections and other surgical issues related to substance use.
Read moreNearly one-third of U.S. patients who undergo one of 25 common surgeries do not take the opioid painkillers as they were prescribed, the Mayo Clinic reported on Thursday.
Read moreA federal judge with an audacious plan to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by local governments against the drug industry over the destruction wrought by prescription opioid painkillers has altered his course.
Read moreCalling for more toughness, President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Monday to combat the opioid epidemic in a speech in New Hampshire, which includes seeking the death penalty for some traffickers.
Read moreGov. Rick Scott has signed legislation limiting most painkiller prescriptions to a three-day supply in response to the opioid crisis killing at least 16 Floridians every day.
Read moreKentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear claims the state’s finance secretary overstepped his bounds when he ordered a review of Beshear’s contract with outside attorneys to litigate claims against opioid manufacturers.
Read moreAlthough meth remains the primary drug-related health crisis in South Dakota, legislators on the Health & Human Services house committee on Thursday morning focused their attention on opioid use in the state.
Read moreDue to their failure to appoint a trustee, the Seventh Circuit was skeptical Thursday that former hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard’s family can pursue claims against the National Hockey League for his opioid addiction and overdose death.
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The United States should look within to cut down demand for opioids which are fueling its deadly drug crisis rather than stressing unsubstantiated claims that China is the major source of these chemicals, a top Chinese drug enforcement official said Thursday.
Read moreThe European Commission on Monday proposed a ban on seven new psychoactive substances, including four potent synthetic versions of cannabis and three synthetic relatives of the highly addictive opioid fentanyl.
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One of the top manufacturers of prescription opioids in the United States is being called out by investors for the company’s alleged role in fuelling the opioid epidemic, which launched a senate investigation and a one-day plummet in the company’s share price.
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Top California law enforcement officials joined forces with health care professionals Wednesday to tackle the growing opioid crisis and battle a major source fueling the epidemic: corrupt doctors and pharmacists.
Read moreA federal report says the powerful painkiller fentanyl was involved in more than half of the recent opioid overdose deaths in 10 states.
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