Tag: Opioids

The former vice president then brought up the opioid addiction epidemic that is sweeping the nation. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Biden on Senate healthcare draft: ‘Bill isn’t about healthcare at all — it’s a wealth transfer’

Mandy Mayfield · June 23, 2017 11:22 pm

The Heroin and Opioid Prevention Effort and Treatment Act requires hospitals to set new procedures for discharging those who receive treatment for substance abuse. (AP Photo/Chris Post)

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In the opioid crisis, Maryland is an example for the rest of the nation

Ronald Lampard · June 21, 2017 12:00 am

Five companies are named in the lawsuit, which says drugmakers engaged in fraudulent marketing and downplayed the addictive effects of prescription painkillers. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Medicaid expansion looms over opioid meeting

Robert King · June 16, 2017 7:56 pm

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the FDA must "take all necessary steps to reduce the scope of opioid misuse and abuse." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FDA shocks lawmakers by pulling opioid off the market

Robert King · June 11, 2017 4:01 am

This is the first time the FDA has taken steps to take a prescription painkiller off the market because of its risk for addiction. (AP Photo/Chris Post)

An FDA first: Agency asks drug company to take its opioid off the market

Kimberly Leonard · June 8, 2017 9:34 pm

A federal judge granted the NHL's motion to dismiss a wrongful death suit brought by the family of Derek Boogaard, a defenseman who played for the Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers before dying of an overdose in 2011. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Judge dismisses wrongful death suit against NHL by player’s parents

Ryan Lovelace · June 6, 2017 4:03 pm

The state of emergency declaration, signed by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, directs the state's department of health services to respond quickly to the drug epidemic. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey declares state of emergency over opioids

Kimberly Leonard · June 5, 2017 6:51 pm

Keep your eye on Scott Walker in Wisconsin

Keep your eye on Scott Walker in Wisconsin

Salena Zito · June 5, 2017 4:02 am

Five companies are named in the lawsuit, which says drugmakers engaged in fraudulent marketing and downplayed the addictive effects of prescription painkillers. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Ohio sues opioid makers for unleashing ‘healthcare crisis’

Kimberly Leonard · May 31, 2017 9:08 pm

The epidemic's latest wave, one that involves synthetic opioids, is driving an even sharper spike in death totals. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

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Ohio coroner reports running out of room to manage surging opioid deaths

Emily Jashinsky · May 23, 2017 6:31 pm

"The Office of National Drug Control Policy plays an important role in combatting the opioid epidemic affecting families and communities across the country," said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. "That's why I made it very clear that eliminating ONDCP would be unacceptable." (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

White House fully funds drug control office after congressional backlash

Robert King · May 23, 2017 2:51 pm

Items seized in a drug raid in the Asylum Hill neighborhood in Hartford, Conn. Hartford Police Department Deputy Chief Brian Foley said multiple officers became ill when they were exposed to heroin and fentanyl during the bust. (Hartford Police Department via AP)

Opioid epidemic looms over Senate’s Medicaid talks

Robert King · May 15, 2017 4:01 am