Ohio joins an ever-growing number of states that have filed lawsuits against the pharmaceutical industry over the opioid epidemic in the United States on Wednesday, May 31. Mike DeWine, the...
On Tuesday, May 23, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the new commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called on his senior agency officers to work on “more forceful...
A police officer in East Liverpool, OH is back at work after suffering from an overdose caused by coming in contact with a powdery white substance during a routine traffic...
Maine’s Attorney General’s Office recently reported the first overdose death caused by powerful synthetic opiate addiction and overdose to carfentanil. The Attorney General’s office will not reveal the exact location...
Naloxone, a drug designed to counteract any opiate overdoses, has become a major addition to first responders’ arsenals. “This medication is our second, third and fourth line of defense against opioid...
A doctor in Sacramento, CA is using an alternative method for treating chronic back pain that reportedly allows his patients to reduce the risk of starting prescription painkiller addictions. Dr....
With the increased numbers of opioid addictions, claiming more lives every single day, lawmakers around the country are working to implement new rules and strategies in an attempt to fight...
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