Obesity drugs could help fight opioid addiction, Penn State researchers say
With the rise of obesity drugs a pair of Penn State researchers set out to answer a question: could drugs aimed at weight ...
JD Supra6h
Opioids and Common Law Liability for Indirect Economic Harm
Earlier this month, the Law Court weighed in on a hot-button legal issue—the potential liability of opioid manufacturers for ...
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Opioid Epidemic
Publicis Groupe SA agreed Thursday to pay $350 million to settle claims it helped OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma fuel the opioids epidemic in the United States. Oregon officials declared a 90-day ...
Standard-Examiner4d
Millions meant to battle Utah’s opioid epidemic are going unused – including in Davis, Weber counties
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Standard-Examiner.  The ...
Co-prescribing stimulants and opioids may fuel the twin epidemic of overdose
The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed ...
An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?
A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely ...
Philadelphia Inquirer10d
How opioid deaths tripled in Philly over a decade − and what may be behind a recent downturn
The opioid settlement, a multibillion-dollar payment from the ... medical providers and communities of people who use drugs ...
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Defeating fentanyl: Colorado lawmakers grapple with opioid's deadly wake
Colorado lawmakers revisit fentanyl crisis with new legislation, debating felony penalties for possession and addressing the ...
Vermont Business Magazine4d
Welch leads bipartisan, bicameral bill to tackle the opioid epidemic
Vermont Business Magazine Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Overcoming Prevalent Inadequacies ...
What to Know About Buprenorphine, a Proven Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Preparation of a dose of Buprenorphine, an opioid that can be administered to people with opioid-use disorder to blunt ...
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Child welfare agencies are buckling under staffing shortages as Pa. debates using opioid money to help
As Pennsylvania child welfare offices struggle with staff shortages, some are using opioid funds for support—raising ...
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Opioid Epidemic
Law enforcement in Mohave County is leaving behind Narcan, along with a brochure on how to use it in a community gripped with opioids. Lisa Espinoza was outraged because her son, 31-year-old Larry ...