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Home » Keywords: » opioid epidemic

Items Tagged with 'opioid epidemic'

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Target healthcare drug diversion to fight the opioid epidemic

Tom Knight
September 22, 2022

Healthcare organizations need to up resources to tackle the issue of drug diversion and support a secure medication supply chain.


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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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Drug overdose deaths hit all-time high amid COVID-19 crisis

Opioid crisis worsens as pandemic continues; drug deaths hit new high

December 30, 2020

New data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that drug overdose fatalities are at the highest recorded 12-month period. 


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Department of Justice announces more than $341 million in grants to combat addiction crisis

October 21, 2020
The Department of Justice announced grant awards totaling more than $341 million to help fight America’s addiction crisis. Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan discussed this year's grant awards during a roundtable discussion of mental health and addiction issues led by Second Lady Karen Pence.
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Governor signs bill allowing businesses to administer opioid antidotes

August 26, 2020

After reports of increased death rates nationwide due to drug overdoses, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill this week to allow commercial businesses, including hotels and restaurants, to be able to administer opioid antidotes to customers without fear of lawsuits.


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HHS awards $101 million to combat the opioid crisis

August 17, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health and Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded over $101 million to combat substance use disorders (SUD) and opioid use disorders (OUD).
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US Department of Justice announces $42 million to combat opioid crisis

June 24, 2020
The Department of Justice‘s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced $42 million in funding to support state-level law enforcement agencies in combating the illegal manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and prescription opioids.
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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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