DEA collects unused prescription drugs in 'Take Back Day' event
Twice a year the DEA designates days to collect leftover and unused prescribed medicine.
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Hospital costs for treating newborns in opioid withdrawal jumps
The cost of treatment for infants in US hospitals who had been exposed to opioids rose by more than $250 million over four years, according to a study published Monday.
Sackler family withdrew more than $10 billion from Purdue Pharma
Members of the Sackler family withdrew more than $10 billion from Purdue Pharma and put the money in family trusts and holding companies as pressure intensified over the nation's opioid epidemic, according to court documents.
FDA issues warning for products marketed to treat opioid withdrawal
The FDA sent a warning letter to EPH Technologies, accusing it of marketing and selling unapproved drugs.
Middle-aged black adults see rise in opioid deaths
About 48,000 people lost their lives to opioids in 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, according to a new study. Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, accounted for almost two-thirds of those deaths.
Benzos: Another prescription drug with deadly consequences
The opioid epidemic has gotten a lot of attention, and rightfully so, but another kind of prescription drug also has deadly consequences, especially when combined with opioids.
Local businesses collecting for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Participants will also be educated about potential medication abuse.
Fentanyl deadliest drug in US, but meth kills more in some places
Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug in the United States, but in some areas of the country, methamphetamine kills more people.
Melania Trump receives warm welcome on first solo Capitol Hill visit
President Donald Trump is a lightning rod on Capitol Hill, but his wife, however, apparently is not.
4 drug companies reach $235M settlement ahead of trial
Hours before the first federal trial in the opioid epidemic was set to begin, four pharmaceutical companies reached a settlement totaling $260 million.
Drug companies fail to reach settlement ahead of opioid crisis trial
Six drug companies accused in thousands of lawsuits over their role in the nation's opioid epidemic failed to reach a settlement with governments across the country, setting the stage for a high-profile trial Monday.
Drug companies may pay $50 billion for their role in opioid crisis
Five of the many companies accused in thousands of federal and state lawsuits over the nation's opioid epidemic may settle for over $50 billion, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.
Oklahoma judge miscalculated judgment in opioid case
The Oklahoma judge who recently ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state's opioid crisis says he made a mathematical error when calculating the judgment.
It's not just opioids: What doctors want you to know about benzos
There's no understating the extent of America's opioid crisis. In 2017, the same year it became a public health emergency, an estimated 1.7 million people in the US had substance abuse disorders related to prescription opioids. And this year, the National Safety Council found that the odds of dying from an accidental opioid overdose are greater than those of dying in a car crash.
In one Ohio county, 10 people died of overdoses within 26 hours
One Ohio county had an "unusually high number" of overdose deaths in a little over a day, the county's coroner said.
Pennsylvania parents charged after baby overdoses on fentanyl
The parents of an 11-month-old boy were arrested after allegedly falling asleep while their son overdosed on fentanyl in the backseat of their car, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Second man arrested in rapper Mac Miller's death
A second man has been arrested following rapper Mac Miller's accidental overdose death last year in Los Angeles.
Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy
Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy as part of its plan to settle litigation with dozens of states and and other plaintiffs who say the company fueled the opioid crisis.
Purdue Pharma, opioid cases have preliminary proposed settlement
Purdue Pharma has reached a preliminary proposed settlement with multiple state, local and tribal governments that accuse the company of helping to drive the opioid crisis, officials said. But many attorney generals are opposing it and say the fight is not over.
Man charged with selling fentanyl-laced drugs to Mac Miller
A California man has been arrested for allegedly selling rapper Mac Miller drugs laced with fentanyl days before his death, the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced on Wednesday.
Chinese official says Trump's fentanyl tweets are 'not true at all'
One of Beijing's top drug officials has rejected allegations by US President Donald Trump that China is to blame for the majority of the supply of the deadly drug fentanyl to the United States.
Gupta: Doctors must lead us out of our opioid abuse epidemic
Veteran doctors don't need a blood test to tell when someone is on the verge of a drug overdose. They can even narrow down the culprit by observation alone. Dilated pupils mean cocaine, amphetamines, maybe LSD. Constricted pupils mean an opiate.
Purdue Pharma in settlement talks over 2,000 lawsuits
Purdue Pharma is involved in talks to settle thousands of federal and state lawsuits that accuse it of fueling the nation's opioid epidemic, the company confirmed to CNN one day after another pharmaceutical giant was ordered to pay more than $500 million for its role in a single state's drug crisis.
Oklahoma wins case against drugmaker in historic opioid trial
In a landmark decision, an Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state's opioid crisis.
