Tag: synthetic opioids
OSHA Revision Addresses Drug Testing in the Workplace
The Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) passed a set of revisions that may affect employees across the U.S. The provisions specifically address drug...
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...
New bill proposes harsher sentences for possession of synthetic drugs
Two members of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Dianne Feinstein, introduced a bill that would impose harsher sentences for individuals found...
Synthetic opioid-related deaths soar 80 percent in one-year span
There were 28,647 drug poisoning deaths attributed to opioids in 2014. The rates of opioid abuse in the United States continue to be on...
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