FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx
The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...
Rise in reported child abuse cases calls attention to drug exposure in West Virginia
One in 10 children will be victims of child abuse before their 18th birthday according to the West Virginia Child Advocacy ...
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Opioid Crisis: Grading the Progress of National Initiatives
Drug experts Drs. Volkow and McLellan set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. Find out how we're doing now ...
Editorial | More opioid settlement money could be on the way
Pennsylvania looks likely to receive another big infusion of money from another court settlement over responsibility for the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic. If the settlement is finalized, it will ...
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Rutgers Health and NJ Department of Labor Launch Partnership to Empower Workers in Recovery
Rutgers Health, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), has launched the ...
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Youth mental health crisis fuelling addictions epidemic: Minister
Ontario's addictions minister says the best way to curb the entry of people to the opioid epidemic is to treat youth mental ...
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Grading the Progress of National Initiatives on the Opioid Crisis
Two leading drug experts set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. This is how we've progressed since then.
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Health experts alarmed at new overdose drug marketed to WMass police departments
Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found ...
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University of Wisconsin to open new center for combating opioid overdoses
The Wisconsin Opioid Overdose Response Center is set to launch this year, and would give community pharmacies in the state ...
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How China allegedly contributes to the deadly fentanyl crisis
US President Donald Trump has slapped new tariffs on Chinese goods, partly in response to Beijing's alleged role in a deadly ...
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Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets FDA approval in milestone for company and research
Despite high demand for an option like Journavx, doctors fear the drug’s price could be a hangup for insurers and limit ...
FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk
Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid​ medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.