Tag: Opioids

This 2013 file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Several bills in the House and the Senate would give more power to the Drug Enforcement Administration. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Congress opens new front in war on opioid epidemic

Robert King · March 5, 2018 5:01 am

Critics like West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey argue that the pharmaceutical industry has confused demand with legitimate demand, flooding the market and costing lives across the country. (AP Photo/John Raby)

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Patrick Morrisey notches another victory in opioid campaign (Sen. Joe Manchin should take note)

Philip Wegmann · March 2, 2018 6:49 pm

This 2015 file photo shows the Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md. In a letter to Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, and Jet this week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb noted that a growing number of people are taking the drug loperamide in high doses, which can result in serious heart problems or death. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FDA asks online retailers Amazon, Ebay, Walmart to restrict anti-diarrheal medication used by opioid addicts

Kimberly Leonard · March 2, 2018 12:12 am

In this 2017 photo, West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. The state sued the Drug Enforcement Agency in December to force changes to the agency's cap that mandates how many opioids can be manufactured each year. However, the lawsuit was dropped after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for changes to the yearly limit. (AP Photo/John Raby)

West Virginia drops lawsuit against DEA

Robert King · March 1, 2018 11:17 pm

"For the first time publicly I want to tell you that I am that one in seven, that I have a family member who has been touched by this," Jim Carroll said. (White House)

Trump’s drug czar nominee reveals family member has addiction

Kimberly Leonard · March 1, 2018 9:31 pm

"Some countries have a very, very tough penalty — the ultimate penalty. And by the way, they have much less of a drug problem than we do," President Trump said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump calls for ‘very strong’ penalties against opioid companies, drug dealers

Gabby Morrongiello · March 1, 2018 9:00 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said, on tackling the opioid epidemic, "We have to get people willing to seek out treatment." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

HHS Secretary Alex Azar commits to approaching opioid epidemic as a ‘medical challenge’ rather than moral failing

Kimberly Leonard · March 1, 2018 8:30 pm

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Monday that ongoing efforts are needed to collect potentially dangerous opioids that are sitting in people's medicine cabinets. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

HHS Secretary Alex Azar invites more states to seek Medicaid waivers to fight opioids

Kimberly Leonard · March 1, 2018 7:14 pm

The opioid summit is highlighting what various agencies have done to stave off the epidemic of overdose deaths from heroin, fentanyl, and prescription painkillers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Melania Trump opens opioid summit with letter from grieving mother

Kimberly Leonard · March 1, 2018 6:24 pm

President Trump previously held an opioid and drug abuse listening session on March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House to convene opioid summit Thursday

Kelly Cohen · March 1, 2018 11:00 am

The House Energy and Commerce Committee, headed by Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., held a legislative hearing Wednesday on eight bills aimed at tackling the opioid epidemic. Some of the legislation would give the Drug Enforcement Administration new powers to stem the tide of fentanyl, an opioid 100 times more potent than morphine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House panel targets illicit opioids fueling spike in deaths

Robert King · February 28, 2018 11:17 pm

Congressional investigators posed as first-time buyers of fentanyl and found six online sellers able to easily ship the drug from overseas to the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Senators propose new wave of programs to battle opioid epidemic

Robert King · February 27, 2018 7:01 pm