The U.S. opioid epidemic is still raging—it's particularly pronounced in low-income areas and in those where people lack access to health care services, which includes cities in Michigan and across the Rust Belt. But the ...
Nov 14, 2019
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The fight against the opioid crisis is facing a growing problem: Criminals are getting better at hiding the cryptocurrency transactions they use to buy drugs online.
Oct 30, 2019
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Canada is losing at least $4.7 billion in labour productivity as a result of the opioid crisis, according to recent calculations by a University of Alberta undergraduate student in economics.
Oct 30, 2019
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A report from The Lancet calls for a new international approach to drug use—using evidence-based policies, which adapt faster, and respond more humanely and effectively to new drugs and their changing availability and patterns ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Nearly 90% of women who did not use opioids in the hospital after cesarean delivery were nonetheless discharged with a prescription for opioids, according to a study presented at the Anesthesiology 2019 annual meeting. A ...
Oct 20, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. opioid epidemic cost the nation's economy $631 billion from 2015 through 2018, a new study says.
Oct 17, 2019
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US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced it had reached a $20.4 million settlement to avoid a much-anticipated trial in Ohio for allegedly fueling the opioid addiction crisis.
Oct 2, 2019
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Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is appealing an Oklahoma judge's $572 million order against the company and its subsidiaries for helping fuel the state's opioid crisis.
Sep 26, 2019
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Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy in a settlement aimed at preventing further legal action over painkiller OxyContin, blamed for plunging millions into addiction and fueling the US opioid crisis.
Sep 16, 2019
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative deal Wednesday with about half the states and thousands of local governments over its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic, but criticism by several state attorneys ...
Sep 11, 2019
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