opioids

March 6, 2018 at 12:55 pm

Doctor, drug firm sued over alleged opioid kickback scheme

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island couple has filed suit over a drug company's alleged kickback scheme encouraging doctors to push a highly addictive opioid...

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March 6, 2018 at 11:06 am

West Virginia to depose top pharma execs in opioid lawsuit

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawyers representing West Virginia in its lawsuit over the state's opioid epidemic will depose top executives at the largest prescription-drug distributor in...

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March 6, 2018 at 10:34 am

Opioid crisis continues to expand rapidly, emergency-room numbers show

The 142,557 emergency visits in 45 states for opioid overdoses marked a nearly 30 percent increase between July 2016 and September 2017, the Centers for...

FILE – In this Aug. 5, 2010, file photo, a pharmacy technician poses for a picture with hydrocodone and acetaminophen tablets, also known as Vicodin, at the Oklahoma Hospital Discount Pharmacy in Edmond, Okla. Opioids including Vicodin and fentanyl patches worked no better than Tylenol and other over-the-counter pills at relieving chronic back pain and hip and knee arthritis in a year-long study of mostly men at Minneapolis VA clinics. Both groups had slight improvement. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) NY201 NY201

March 6, 2018 at 8:19 am

Prescription opioids fail rigorous new test for chronic pain

Offering rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for pain, a yearlong study found that in patients with stubborn back aches or hip or knee...

March 2, 2018 at 1:50 am

Police warn public of used syringes after melting snow

BARNSTEAD, N.H. (AP) — Police departments across New Hampshire are warning people to watch out for used syringes revealed by melting snow. WMUR-TV reports a...

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January 5, 2018 at 1:00 am

West Virginia county again leads state in overdose deaths

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — One West Virginia county has led the state in overdose deaths for the second consecutive year, accounting for more than 20...

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to declare the opioid crisis a national public health emergency in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV202 DCEV202

October 26, 2017 at 12:36 am

Trump declares US opioid emergency but pledges no new money VIEW

President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged that "we will overcome addiction in America," declaring opioid abuse a national public health emergency and announcing new steps...

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October 27, 2016 at 9:04 am

In new song, Macklemore condemns ‘big pharma,’ docs for opioid addiction

In a newly released video for his single called "Drug Dealer," the Seattle rapper talks mournfully about an epidemic that's swept the nation from "Seattle...

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