Tag: Opioids

It’s the Prescriptions, Stupid

Chris Deaton · January 18, 2018 5:00 pm

Pharmaceutical companies vying for public sector spending will compete for positive attention and attempt to shape public opinion. (AP Photo/Carla K. Johnson)

Don’t let opioid treatment turn into a partisan issue

Matt Mossburg · January 18, 2018 5:01 am

A new report suggests that because people who were uninsured were able to get government-funded Medicaid coverage under Obamacare, they are now receiving more access to prescription painkillers like OxyContin. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Obamacare a contributing factor to opioid epidemic: GOP report

Kimberly Leonard · January 17, 2018 4:49 pm

The group also seeks "substantial funding" to fight the epidemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Democratic senators urge Trump to renew opioid emergency declaration

Robert King · January 12, 2018 10:24 pm

Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced on Thursday that the Trump administration would allow states to institute work requirements for Medicaid recipients. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s new guidelines: Get a job or volunteer if you want Medicaid

Kimberly Leonard · January 11, 2018 11:00 am

This epidemic is driven by an isolationist attitude of "American health consumers who too often wanted a quick and easy end to pain," according to journalist Sam Quinones who was the sole individual to testify before the committee. (AP Photo/Mary Hudetz)

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Senate testimony: Opioid drugs are a ‘symbol for our era’

Rebekah Clark · January 10, 2018 5:01 am

Democratic Sens. Maggie Hassan, left, and Jeanne Shaheen, right, say they want $25 billion to be spent on funding opioid treatment and prevention programs. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)

New Hampshire Democrats ask for $25 billion to tackle opioid epidemic

Kimberly Leonard · January 9, 2018 7:03 pm

Sen. John Cornyn said passing a third 2018 stopgap bill, or continuing resolution, may be all the two parties can agree on by the end of next week because of the significant and numerous disagreements. (AP)

Congress heads into 2018 struggling with Obamacare

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · December 27, 2017 5:01 am

Opioids made up the largest proportion of drug-related deaths. Roughly half of opioid-related deaths were caused by fentanyl, a highly potent opioid that has been described as 50 times stronger than heroin. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opioid deaths rose for men and women of all ages in 2016

Kimberly Leonard · December 21, 2017 1:52 pm

Dr. Dan Lonergan, a pain specialist who also focuses on addiction, left, treats patient Jeff McCoy at his practice in Franklin, Tenn., Monday, June 5, 2017. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in America fell in 2016, with the rise of heart disease and drug-related overdoses being key factors in the uptick in deaths. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Drug overdoses contribute to drop in US life expectancy

Kimberly Leonard · December 21, 2017 5:01 am

A new report released Tuesday found there were roughly 225,000,000 prescriptions of opioids that include hydrocodone and oxycodone dispensed in 2016, compared to roughly 275,000,000 in 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Number of opioid prescriptions down 16 percent over the last four years

Robert King · December 19, 2017 3:17 pm

The news comes amidst a national opioid epidemic, and just a month after Skipper signed a contract extension through 2021 at ESPN. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Beltway Confidential

Did John Skipper really resign from ESPN over a drug problem a month after signing a contract extension?

Siraj Hashmi · December 18, 2017 5:26 pm