'A classic pill mill' | Doctor convicted of running opioids-for-cash scheme out of DC office
Dr. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, of Maryland, was convicted on nearly two dozen felony counts for selling opioid prescriptions for ...
Justices uphold conviction of mom whose toddler OD'd on opioids bought with stimulus check
A Kenton County jury found Lauren Baker guilty in April 2023 of charges including murder. She was sentenced to 33 years in ...
Scientists Discover Natural Pain Reliever in Cannabis That May Rival Opioids
The study, which was published in the journal Pharmacological Reports, analyzed the impact of four terpenes that are found in ...
Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers
Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in ...
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Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Fentanyl and other opioids have fueled the worst drug crisis in U.S. history. In recent years, fatal overdose numbers have become defined by illicit fentanyl, an extremely lethal synthetic opioid ...
Lethal synthetic opioids found in Australian wastewaters
Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, an international survey, led by ...
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One in 100 Scots are addicted to opioids, study finds
An estimated one in 100 Scots are addicted to opioids, according to Scotland’s public health watchdog. The number of people ...
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Can Safer-Use Strategies in Primary Care Improve Opioid and Stimulant Care?
Safer-use strategies in primary care patients who use stimulants and/or opioids are deemed acceptable by both patients and ...
Meet the woman leading Temple University's Center for Substance Abuse Research
The substance abuse research team at Temple University is dedicated to combating the addiction epidemic by developing a new ...
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What we know about Narcan availability and its impact on overdose death rates in Northwest Indiana
This spring, the City of Gary will debut Narcan vending machines around town that will distribute the opioid overdose ...
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Quebec companies with no direct business in BC can't dodge province's opioids class action: BCCA
The BCCA rejected Pro Doc and Jean Coutu's stance that a BC court lacks jurisdiction over the claims ...
Texans blame prison-industrial complex for Republican push to ban THC
Texans pointing the finger at the prison-industrial complex over Republican effort to ban THC, noting it often is a better ...