Por: Newsweek Nation February 04, 2023
In 1996, I started my career in the addiction field as a bright-eyed and nervous young social worker. I worked nights and weekends in a residential program for women and their children in Lexington, Kentucky.Little did I know that my first two years in the field would forever change me and prepare me for my future—a career dedicated to women recovering from addiction and their children, while also preparing me for my own family's... + 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
ABC News USA Business January 04, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma entered settlement agreements with three major pharmacy chains and an opioid manufacturer totaling more than $226 million, Attorney General John O'Connor announced Wednesday.Including the new settlements with drugmaker Allergan and pharmacy chains... + más
Oklahoma AG announces 4 new opioid settlements worth $226M | ABC News
Oklahoma AG announces 4 new opioid settlements worth $226M | WPLG Local 10
ABC News USA Health January 04, 2023
WPLG Local 10 USA Nation January 04, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma entered settlement agreements with three major pharmacy chains and an opioid manufacturer totaling more than $226 million, Attorney General John O'Connor announced Wednesday.Including the new settlements with drugmaker Allergan and pharmacy chains... + más
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
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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