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Opioid Epidemic

Walgreens, West Virginia reach $83 million for company's role in opioid crisis

Walgreens, West Virginia reach $83 million for company's role in opioid crisis

Walgreens has agreed to pay the settlement within an eight-year period.

January 18
Animal sedative ‘zombie drug’ flooding opioid market: What you need to know

Animal sedative ‘zombie drug’ flooding opioid market: What you need to know

The animal sedative xylazine is flooding the illegal opioid market causing overdose, death and worse.

January 9
Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas

Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas

Authorities are investigating a mass overdose at a San Francisco home on Christmas that sent several people to the hospital, authorities said.

December 26, 2022
Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths reported in 2021, CDC's final tally shows

Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths reported in 2021, CDC's final tally shows

Meanwhile, U.S. life expectancy also dropped in 2021 to about 76 years, 5 months — a decrease of 0.6 years from 2020, the CDC said.

December 22, 2022
Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers.

November 15, 2022
CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.

November 3, 2022
National Prescription Take Back Day: Here’s where you can drop off unwanted medication

National Prescription Take Back Day: Here’s where you can drop off unwanted medication

The event provides a safe and convenient way to dispose of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 drop-off sites nationwide.

October 29, 2022
‘Rainbow fentanyl’: DEA warns of colorful synthetic drugs aimed at attracting young people

‘Rainbow fentanyl’: DEA warns of colorful synthetic drugs aimed at attracting young people

The colorful narcotics were seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 18 different states this month alone.

August 30, 2022
Parents seek drug dealer in daughter’s death, offer reward: ‘No questions asked’

Parents seek drug dealer in daughter’s death, offer reward: ‘No questions asked’

Robert Gilliam says he and his wife are putting drug dealers on notice after their 22-year-old daughter died from an overdose.

August 29, 2022
Fentanyl risk from $1 bill? Drug safety expert dispels myths about second-hand exposure

Fentanyl risk from $1 bill? Drug safety expert dispels myths about second-hand exposure

In a viral Facebook post, a Kentucky woman says she had to be hospitalized after picking up a dollar bill from the ground that she thinks was laced with the drug fentanyl.

July 12, 2022
Lauren Boebert introduces bill to classify fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

Lauren Boebert introduces bill to classify fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, a freshman representing Colorado’s 3rd district, is pushing to classify the synthetic opioid fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

June 15, 2022
'Always be cautious': Fentanyl, cocaine pills disguised as Tylenol seized by Ohio police

'Always be cautious': Fentanyl, cocaine pills disguised as Tylenol seized by Ohio police

Police in Lorain, Ohio, shared a photo of a seized fentanyl pill pressed with what appears to look like the word “Tylenol.”

March 24, 2022
Fake business housed industrial-scale meth, fentanyl lab, Mexican officials say

Fake business housed industrial-scale meth, fentanyl lab, Mexican officials say

Soldiers and police in Mexico have seized an industrial-scale meth and fentanyl lab that was so big it startled investigators.

October 25, 2020

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