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Home » Keywords » opioid

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Corporate liability for the opioid crisis?

Trial in West Virginia could establish corporate liability for the opioid crisis

May 28, 2021

A federal opioid trial right now in West Virginia is focused on the town of Huntington, which has been devastated by the opioid epidemic. Though it centers on one area of the country, it's a test case for whether drug companies - AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson - will be responsible financially for cleaning up the opioid crisis across the country.


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Justice department releases $58 million in solicitations to combat the distribution of illicit drugs and improve officer wellness

April 26, 2021
The Justice Department announced  that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has released approximately $58 million in three grant solicitations that will advance community policing, help combat the dual scourges of opioid and methamphetamine use, and promote the health and safety of our nation’s law enforcement officers.
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FDA Announces Pilot Program to Help Stop Illegal Opioid Online Sales

June 9, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are launching a 120-day pilot to help reduce the availability of unapproved opioids illegally offered for sale online.


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Florida Law Limiting First Opioid Prescription is Linked to Drop in Opioid Use

March 2, 2020

A Florida law restricting the quantity of opioids a doctor can prescribe for acute pain to three days’ worth may have led to overall reductions in opioids dispensed to patients in the state, says a new study.


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Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Executive Order to Fight Opioid Crisis

January 29, 2020

Illinois Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order 2020-02 to establish the Governor's Opioid Overdose Prevention and Recovery Steering Committee. Illinois is also dedicating $4.1 million state dollars to expand recovery and prevention services for individuals with opioid use disorder in the state.


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N.H. First Responders to Make House Calls

February 22, 2019
Under NH Project FIRST “quick response teams” of first responders will visit an individual at home after an overdose call and offer to connect them with services at their local treatment center.


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Study Predicts Worsening of Opioid Overdose Crisis

February 5, 2019

A study from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Technology Assessment projects that the opioid overdose epidemic in the U.S. is likely to increase in coming years.


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Odds of Dying from Opioid Overdose are Greater Than an Auto Crash

January 15, 2019

For the first time in U.S. history, a person is more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than from a motor vehicle crash, according to National Safety Council analysis.


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Fentanyl is the Deadliest Drug in the U.S.

December 14, 2018

Fentanyl is the most commonly used drug involved in drug overdoses, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.


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One in Five American Adult Deaths is from Opioids

June 12, 2018

One in five deaths among adults aged 25-34 is due to opioid-related causes, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).


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