US Revokes License of Drug Distributor Over Opioid Crisis Failures
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stripped one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers Friday after determining it…
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Drug Overdoses in the US Up, But Experts See Hopeful Signs
New Orleans —
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic.
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
US Judge: Pharmacies Owe 2 Ohio Counties $650M in Opioids Suit
Cleveland —
A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS,…
Drug overdoses are costing the U.S. economy $1 trillion a year, government report estimates
November 30, 2021: OnPoint NYC has opened two supervised drug injection sites in the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods in an effort to address the increase in overdose…