Tag: Opioids
Ex-health chief: Docs wrote excessive opioid prescriptions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s former health commissioner described a culture of doctors for years writing more opioid prescriptions for their patients than necessary...
To filmmaker Gibney, opioid crisis is ‘Crime of the Century’
<p>NEW YORK — Not unexpectedly given the subject matter, HBO's two-part documentary “The Crime of the Century” opens with a body bag.</p>
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To filmmaker Gibney, opioid crisis is ‘Crime of the Century’
NEW YORK — Not unexpectedly given the subject matter, HBO's two-part documentary “The Crime of the Century” opens with a body bag.
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US approves high-dose opioid reversal nasal spray from Hikma
U.S. regulators on Friday approved the first high-dose nasal spray for reversing opioid overdoses.
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US approves high-dose opioid reversal nasal spray from Hikma
<p>U.S. regulators on Friday approved the first high-dose nasal spray for reversing opioid overdoses.</p>
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Congress passes extension of opioid enforcement tool
WASHINGTON — Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl.
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Congress passes extension of opioid enforcement tool
<p>WASHINGTON — Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl.</p>
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US lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug
The Biden administration is easing decades-old requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using medication.
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US lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug
<p>The Biden administration is easing decades-old requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using medication.</p>
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Prince fans headed to Paisley Park five years after death
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, will welcome back a select 1,400 fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of...