Opioid Crisis: FDA Clears Life-Saving Drug for Over-the-Counter Sales
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Naloxone, which can reverse opioid overdoses, has already saved thousands of lives
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Lawsuit: Purdue Pharma Blamed OxyContin Abuse on ‘Reckless Criminals’
Posted in: Culture NewsAccording to new court documents, the pharmaceutical company's strategy for addressing criticism of the drug’s risks was to deflect blame onto patients who became addicted
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Americans Now More Likely to Die From Opioids Than Car Crashes
Posted in: Culture NewsAccording to the National Safety Council, preventable injury deaths have increased by 96 percent since 1992
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One Dead, 12 Hospitalized Following Mass Overdose in California
Posted in: Culture NewsAuthorities believe fentanyl was behind the wave of ODs, which could have been worse had police not had naloxone
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Fentanyl Now Behind More Deaths Than Heroin
Posted in: Culture NewsNew report on the opioid epidemic also found that most fatal overdoses were the result of more than one drug
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Life Expectancy Is Going Down Because of ODs and Suicides
Posted in: Culture NewsCan the three-year trend be reversed?
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Could New Drug Approved by FDA Make the Opioid Epidemic Worse?
Posted in: Culture NewsDsuvia is 10 times more powerful than fentanyl, and the FDA just approved it for use. Some are worried it could fall into the wrong hands
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FDA Could Approve Opioid 10 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl
Posted in: Culture NewsA new sublingual drug would offer easy dosing for patients in severe pain — but could it come at a cost?
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How Fentanyl Is Contaminating America’s Cocaine Supply
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe super-potent drug has been the leading killer of the opioid epidemic — now it's finding its way into illegal stimulants, and the death toll is rising
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Meth Is Making a Comeback Across America
Posted in: Culture NewsFrom Virginia to Alaska, methamphetamine use is surging — and it's hitting in many places still reeling from the opioid crisis
