New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy’s role in giving highly addictive prescription opioid painkillers without due attention to prescriptions raising concerns for drug abuse and addiction. Opioids include legal painkillers such as OxyContin, and various forms of the drug fentanyl. Fentanyl, a highly addictive and potent synthetic opioid, was…
New Mexico Reaches $500 Million Settlement With Walgreens in Opioid Case
June 10, 2023
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FDA Approves Opioid Overdose Drug Narcan for Over-the-Counter-Sales
Narcan, a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, has received federal approval to be sold without a prescription at pharmacies throughout the United States. The nasal spray form of Narcan, made by Maryland-based company Emergent BioSolutions, was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2015 as a…
Opioids @ Work: Hidden Scourge Sapping the Economy
September 29, 2022
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Strung out on drugs half her life, Brandi Edwards, 29, said the longest she held a job before getting sober four years ago was “about two and a half months.” “I worked at an AT&T call center, a day-care center for a month, fast food places, but I had to take drugs to get out…
Heroine Overdose Deaths Halved as Fentanyl Deaths Tripled Over 5 Years
Fentanyl has displaced heroin as the leading cause of overdose deaths in the United States. Not only have overdoses involving fentanyl skyrocketed over the past years, but those involving heroin have actually dropped by about a half, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There were nearly 110,000 drug overdose…
Heroin Overdose Deaths Halved as Fentanyl Deaths Tripled Over 5 Years
Fentanyl has displaced heroin as the leading cause of overdose deaths in the United States. Not only have overdoses involving fentanyl skyrocketed over the past years, but those involving heroin have actually dropped by about a half, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There were nearly 110,000 drug overdose…
Purdue Pharma Mediator Extends Talks to Resolve Sackler Liability for Opioid Epidemic
NEW YORK—A U.S. mediator on Wednesday extended a deadline for negotiations by the owners of Purdue Pharma LP to resolve litigation alleging that they fueled the opioid epidemic, and bring the OxyContin maker a step closer to exiting bankruptcy. Members of the wealthy Sackler family, who own Purdue Pharma, have been trying to reach an…
In San Francisco, Drug Overdoses Claimed Twice as Many Lives as COVID-19
More than twice as many people died from accidental drug overdoses in San Francisco in 2020 than from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to preliminary data released by the city’s office of the Chief Medical Examiner. A total of 713 people died from drug overdoses in the city in 2020 compared to 255 who…
San Francisco Overdose Deaths Far Outpaced COVID-19 Deaths in 2020
Nearly three times as many people died from accidental drug overdoses in San Francisco in 2020 than from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to preliminary data released by the city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. A total of 713 people died from drug overdoses in the city in 2020 compared to 255 who…
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