Tag: opioid epidemic
Four Arizona Doctors Prescribed Nearly 6 Million Opioids in a Year
Over the course of twelve months, four Arizona doctors prescribed nearly 6 million opioid pills with the highest-prescribing doctor writing more than 20,000 prescriptions,...
Philadelphia Cop Caught in Conspiracy to Sell Drugs Seized from Dealers
A Philadelphia officer is accused of playing a role in a multi-state conspiracy to distribute drugs seized from dealers. A federal investigation has been opened...
Left Out of Opioid Crisis Conversation, Native Americans Have the Highest...
Native Americans have the highest drug overdose rate of all minorities in the United States and have suffered some of the highest death rates....
Greek Doctors are Leaving Debt Crisis, but the Addicted Need Treatment
Ravaged by an unprecedented debt crisis, Greek doctors are leaving the country while patients with addiction have long wait lists and a lack of...
Ohio Needs Sober Workers but Many Fail Drug Tests
While Ohio struggles to find workers for its factories and other jobs, many applicants are failing drug tests. Not only does this affect the...
White House Commission Suggests 56 Strategies to Combat Opioid Crisis
Thursday the Opioid Commission tasked by President Donald Trump sent the White House a list of 56 methods to mitigate the opioid crisis. It...
California Now Has Seventh Lowest Overdose Rate in the Country
Although California is one of the states with the lowest opioid abuse, the epidemic is still killing thousands of people. While in West Virginia--the...
Anti-drug Ads to be Administration’s “Most Important Thing”
According to remarks given by Donald Trump at the White House on October 26, the “most important thing” the Trump Administration will do in...
Founder of Drug Company Insys Therapeautics Charged with Bribery
John N. Kapoor, founder of Insys Therapeutics--a multibillion dollar drug company that manufactures opioids--is being charged with bribery in a scandal where he led a nationwide campaign...
Trump Reneges on Declaring Opioid Crisis National Emergency
On Thursday, October 26, the Trump Administration declared the US opioid crisis to be a public health emergency. In August, Trump stated that he would...
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