Por: Associated Press Health January 30, 2023
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area doctor was sentenced Monday to nearly 17 years in prison and ordered to pay $30 million for leading a scheme to bill Medicare and private insurers for unnecessary painkiller injections and write prescriptions for millions of opioids.Frank Patino’s fraud lasted years and was one of the most egregious health care schemes in U.S. history, prosecutors said.“Over the course of approximately five years, Patino... + full article
Associated Press USA Health February 01, 2023
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky commission assigned to distribute money from a massive settlement with opioid companies has made its first funding award to help combat the state’s opioid epidemic, Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Tuesday.The Kentucky Opioid Abatement... + más
Even in best-case scenario, opioid overdose deaths will keep rising until 2022 | Los Angeles Times
Why Overdose Deaths Have Increased | Time
Los Angeles Times USA Science December 23, 2022
The U.S. opioid crisis has passed a dubious milestone: Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids like illicit fentanyl have surpassed deaths involving prescription opioids. This switch occurred in 2016, according to data published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical... + más
Rainbow Fentanyl: What it looks like and what happens if you overdose | Newsweek
US Federal Drug Agents Seize Enough Fentanyl In 2022 That Can Potentially Kill Every American | RTTNews
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation December 07, 2022
As powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl continue to drive overdose deaths in Central Florida, traditional overdose-reversal methods aren’t working anymore. Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, has been used for years to temporarily reduce the effects of opioid... + más
FDA makes it easier for harm reduction groups to purchase lifesaving naloxone | The Verge
FDA could approve over-the-counter nasal spray, autoinjectors to treat opioid overdoses | CNBC
New York Daily News USA Nation November 15, 2022
Walmart agreed to pay $3.1 billion to resolve lawsuits accusing the pharmacy of selling drugs that contributed to the opioid epidemic, but denied the allegations and didn’t admit liability. The proposed settlement announced Tuesday would include up to $116 million going to the... + más
CVS, Walgreens agree to settle opioid lawsuits for a combined $10B | WGN-TV
Reports: CVS, Walgreens And Walmart Agree To $12 Billion Global Opioid Settlement | Forbes
The Hill USA Health November 03, 2022
CVS and Walgreens have agreed in principle to pay a combined $10 billion to resolve opioid lawsuits, the pharmacy chains announced Wednesday. CVS would pay $4.9 billion to states and political subdivisions, like cities and counties, and around $130 million to tribes over 10... + más
Health Care — Walgreens, CVS to pay billions to settle opioid suits | The Hill
WGN-TV USA Nation November 02, 2022
Posted: Nov 2, 2022 / 09:38 AM CDT Updated: Nov 2, 2022 / 09:44 AM CDT SHARE () — CVS and Walgreens have agreed in principle to pay a combined $10 billion to resolve opioid lawsuits, the pharmacy chains announced Wednesday. CVS would pay $4.9 billion to states and political... + más
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B | Orlando Sentinel
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B | 10 WBNS
Time USA Health September 24, 2022
The American crackdown on the drugs that kicked off the modern opioid overdose epidemic——largely succeeded. According to data released by the American Medical Association (AMA) , opioid prescriptions have in every state over the last decade, plummeting nearly 50% nationally.... + más
LACDPH to give all K-12 schools naloxone amid opioid overdose increase: District | ABC News
4 in 5 US pregnancy-related deaths are preventable: CDC | ABC News
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