Delay in grant money for program that helped reduce opioid overdose deaths – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal program credited with helping bring down opioid overdose deaths has stalled due to a delay in receiving its grant money. Dr. Céline Gounder has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking…
Why opioid use is up as overdose deaths decline – CBS News Watch CBS News Opioid deaths in the U.S. are down, but opioid use is up — both for the same reason. Adam Yamaguchi reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn…
Breaking down the details of the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement – CBS News Watch CBS News The $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma was approved by a federal judge. Now local governments will vote on whether to sign onto the deal. The maker of OxyContin is accused of fueling the country’s opioid overdose epidemic. Dr….
Fifty-five attorneys general around the country have now signed on to a $7.4 billion settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, over the opioid crisis, officials said. Fifteen states initially agreed to the settlement in January. Since then, an additional 34 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., joined the settlement, according…
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay $300 million to settle claims that it unlawfully filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. In its complaint, the Justice Department, along with other federal agencies, alleges that for more than a decade pharmacists at the second largest pharmacy chain in the U.S. knowingly filled prescriptions…
Cases of fentanyl poisoning in children across the U.S. has been steadily increasing for most of the past decade, according to a new study published Friday. Researchers looked at over 3,000 incidents of nonfatal fentanyl exposure in children up to 19 years old that were reported to poison centers, and found a 1,194.2% increase between…
At a recent Nevada legislative committee hearing, lawmakers faced off with members of the governor’s administration over how to fill gaping holes in the state’s upcoming budget. At issue: whether opioid settlement money — paid by health care companies that were sued for fueling the opioid crisis and meant to help states abate addiction —…
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics shows which U.S. states saw the greatest decrease in overdose deaths between 2022 and 2023. During that time, drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide, marking the first time overdose deaths declined since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020….
FDA’s approval of non-opioid pain pill could be game-changer – CBS News Watch CBS News The Federal Drug Administration last month approved Journavx, a new kind of non-addictive pain medication. Doctors say Journavx is an important alternative because the power of opioids helped fuel an overdose epidemic and a surge in fentanyl use. Stephanie Stahl…
By Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Ohio’s top court ruled on Tuesday that pharmacy chain operators CVS, Walmart and Walgreens could not be held liable for fueling an opioid epidemic in two Ohio counties that won a $650.9-million judgment against them. The Ohio Supreme Court held on a 5-2 vote that a state law…