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Forsyth seeking places to put anti-overdose medication
Opioids are found in illicit drugs and prescribed medication, along with the possibility that it can be found in counterfeit pills. Examples of opioids include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone ...
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4 billion settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis
The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement ...
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Complaint: Walgreens fueled opioid crisis, ignored red flags, filled unlawful prescriptions
Examples of opioids include morphine, heroin, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl. If Walgreens is found liable, it could face civil penalties of up to $80,850 for each unlawful ...
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Smoking opioids is associated with lower mortality than injecting but is still high-risk
A new study published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that opioid smoking appears to be associated with lower mortality risk compared with opioid injecting. The authors, however, ...
Opioid overdose deaths throughout Midwest most strongly linked to a lack of economic upward mobility, Boston College study finds
The unprecedented increase in drug overdose deaths in the U.S., long believed to be driven by access to legal and illegal opioids, is most closely tied to an equally dramatic decline in upward income ...