Opioid orphans, Amazon’s not afraid to fail and other commentaries
Drug Surveillance: Opioid Orphans “West Virginia’s opioid epidemic” has created “tens of thousands of ‘grandparent families,’” families in which grandparents are raising children whose parents are addicted, incarcerated or dead. Free Press reporter Olivia Reingold reports.. “In West Virginia, which has the highest opioid overdose death rate in the country, more than half of children […]
Partner At Firm Under Investigation For Role In Opioid Crisis Sat On Veteran Health Panel With Dem Governors
A partner at a consulting firm under criminal investigation for its role in the opioid crisis sat alongside Democratic governors during Friday’s panel discussion on veterans’ health care, Politico reported. Scott Blackburn is a partner at McKinsey & Company. The consulting firm is being investigated by the Justice Department for advising major opioid manufacturers on […]
Walgreens offering cheaper version of opioid reversal drug
Walgreens will soon offer a cheaper version of an important opioid recovery drug in its stores, according to a press release Wednesday. “Walgreens today announced it is expanding access to this lifesaving over-the-counter medication with the launch of Walgreens-branded Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray,” the report reads. release It comes from Walgreens’ parent company, Walgreens Boots […]
Local governments struggle to effectively use opioid settlements totaling $50B
Settlement money to fight opioid epidemic is being distributed to various towns and cities across the United States Concerns exist about the potential for misuse of funds, as local governments may lack the capacity to allocate funds effectively. Opioids are responsible for numerous deaths in the United States and have led to dozens of lawsuits […]
Austin police arrest 6 people after ‘unusually deadly’ surge of opioid overdoses
Police in Texas have arrested six people after an unusual string of drug overdoses in which nine people died and nearly 80 people died last week. Austin police arrested Ronnie Lamar Mims, 45, Marcellus Dion Barron, 30, Canadi Arcangelo Rimijo, 32, Gary Joseph Lewis, 50, and Dennis Horton, 47. Guy Len Allen, 27 years old. […]
DEA warns increased Adderall use could represent the next opioid crisis as 1 in 4 American teens abuse the drug
Officials have warned that the rise in Adderall prescriptions could be a sign of a future opioid-like epidemic. daily mail. The head of the Drug Enforcement Agency said the surge in new prescriptions could pose a high risk of abuse, similar to the opioid crisis. For medicine, long list of serious side effects, anxiety, seizures, […]
DeSantis signs bills to protect officers from fentanyl exposure, raise awareness for opioid epidemic
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday aimed to address the state’s opioid epidemic by increasing penalties for exposing police to fentanyl and raising awareness about life-saving measures for opioid overdoses. signed two bills. DeSantis, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 718 and Senate Bill 66 at a press conference at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Professional […]
DeSantis signs bills to protect cops from fentanyl exposure, raise awareness for opioid epidemic
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday aimed to address the state’s opioid epidemic by increasing penalties for exposing police to fentanyl and raising awareness about life-saving measures for opioid overdoses. signed two bills. DeSantis, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 718 and Senate Bill 66 at a press conference at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Professional […]
WV Supreme Court to issue landmark ruling on whether opioid distribution can cause a public nuisance
A federal appeals court on Monday weighed in on West Virginia’s Supreme Court as it hears a landmark case against three major U.S. pharmaceutical distributors accused of causing a health crisis in one of West Virginia’s counties. In contrast, it asked whether the distribution of opioids could cause a public nuisance. In July 2022, a […]
Bill to address Washington tribes’ opioid crisis advances as addiction ‘claims a generation’
A bill that would provide millions of dollars to Washington state tribes to address the opioid crisis received unanimous support in the House of Representatives on Friday, a scourge that some say has been going on for a generation. opened the door to state funding. “This bill invests in Indian Country. It invests in Washington […]