Biden calls for bigger penalties, more controls to fight US fentanyl crisis
President Joe Biden called for larger penalties for drug smugglers and stricter controls on pill presses and importers on Wednesday as part of new steps to
July 31, 2024President Joe Biden called for larger penalties for drug smugglers and stricter controls on pill presses and importers on Wednesday as part of new steps to
July 31, 2024A pain management specialist explains some of the new developments in pain treatment and why there’s hope for patients with chronic pain.
July 25, 2024Purdue Pharma on Tuesday received U.S. court approval for a 60-day freeze on lawsuits against its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, in its first
July 09, 2024Bankruptcy may become a less attractive way to resolve sprawling lawsuits after a U.S.
June 27, 2024The Sackler family members who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma say they're disappointed in the Supreme Court's rejection of a nationwide settlement that would've shielded them from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would've provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic
June 27, 2024A court-appointed panel on Friday recommended how to divvy up a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide drug industry settlements over the U.S. opioid crisis
June 26, 2024Top executives at a California telemedicine company were arrested for allegedly distributing Adderall online and conspiring to commit health care fraud through reimbursements for the medication
June 13, 2024California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose
April 29, 2024China is directly subsidizing production of illicit fentanyl precursors for sale abroad and fueling the U.S. opioid crisis, a U.S. congressional committee
April 26, 2024Rite Aid sued the U.S.
April 26, 2024Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, a move that would halt lawsuits the drugstore chain is facing over its alleged role in the U.S. opioid crisis and named a new CEO.
April 26, 2024A congressional committee is accusing China of fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. A report released Tuesday by a House select committee says China is directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by drug traffickers to make fentanyl outside the country
April 16, 2024Ohio is ready to begin doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in opioid settlement money to community and government organizations
March 04, 2024A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers are working to boost funding for jails to provide medication used to treat opioid addiction
February 22, 2024A bill that would decriminalize all the strips used to test deadly drugs now goes to West Virginia's governor
January 26, 2024Drug overdose deaths in New Hampshire have increased in recent years, and some residents want to hear more from the presidential candidates about how they'd help
January 17, 2024Oregon and Washington authorities say they are making the war on fentanyl a top priority
December 13, 2023As the opioid crisis continues to grip America, affecting communities from every socioeconomic stratum, one demographic, in particular, seems conspicuously absent from many public discussions: Latino immigrants. Recent revelations from Los Angeles County starkly spotlight their tragic entanglement in this nationwide epidemic. Los Angeles County public health data paints a somber picture of the challenges facing the Latino community. Over the past seven years, fentanyl-related deaths among Latinos have surged by a staggering 721%, climbing from a mere 25 in 2016 to almost 550 by 2021. Yet, these figures, as alarming as they are, might just be the tip of
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