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Some spring break travelers misuse painkillers contaminated with fentanyl. Advocates hope equipping more people with Narcan will save lives.
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Under the agreement, McKinsey must establish a fund to reimburse insurers, private benefit plans and others for some or all of their prescription opioid costs.
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New data from the CDC show more than 19,000 Americans died from drug overdoses during the first three months of 2020 with the country on pace to set a grim new record.
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Clay County has a higher rate of opioid overdoses than the state average, according to county health department officials. Young people in the county...
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More than 100 new laws will hit the books Wednesday from the 2020 legislative session, with issues ranging from expanding school vouchers to increasing…
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Relaxed regulations in response to the pandemic means more access to addiction treatment medications. But recovery programs are accepting fewer people, and the danger of overdose remains high.
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The highly regulated medication for opioid addiction has to be taken every day, otherwise patients risk a painful withdrawal. Normally, doses have to be picked up from a treatment center.
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Addiction experts say telemedicine has actually improved the way they’re able to help some patients.
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The disruption in the illegal opioid trade had varying impacts around the country. As stay-at-home orders lift, that creates different risks of overdose that public health is trying to manage.
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A federal appeals court has rejected arguments by a former Vero Beach orthopedic surgeon who was sentenced to life in prison in the death of a Palm Beach…
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Florida is part of a national settlement with generic drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, which has tentatively agreed to pay $1.6 billion to…
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A House committee on Thursday approved a bill that would carve out hospice services and treatment provided in hospital critical-care units or emergency…