Opioids

Healthcare

Synthetic opioids spark new attention from Congress

September 1, 2016 4:01 am

Sen. Rob Portman will introduce a bill intended to help postal workers catch fentanyl mailed into the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Healthcare

Portman goes after synthetic opioids

Robert King -

August 31, 2016 6:38 pm

Mixing opioids with antidepressants such as Xanax can make breathing difficult, an agency review found. (iStock Photo)

Healthcare

FDA: Mixing pain and anxiety drugs can kill you

Robert King -

August 31, 2016 5:27 pm

The Drug Enforcement Administration temporarily placed the main active ingredients of kratom — mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine — into schedule I. That is the same classification for illegal drugs such as heroin, marijuana and cocaine. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Healthcare

Feds ban products based on plant kratom

Robert King -

August 30, 2016 10:47 pm

Generation Narcan

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August 25, 2016 1:37 pm

Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that as president, she would tackle a host of healthcare issues from prescription drug prices to opioid abuse to mental health problems. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Clinton vows to tackle healthcare problems

Paige Winfield Cunningham -

August 17, 2016 8:21 pm

When asked to name the White House's priorities, Josh Earnest named funding to combat the Zika virus and opioid addiction, as well as overhauling the criminal justice system and ratifying the TPP. (AP Photo)

News

White House predicts ‘dysfunction’ in Congress in September

Nicole Duran -

July 28, 2016 7:21 pm

Obama remains perturbed that the bill doesn't include $925 million in additional funding for expanding treatment options for opioid addicts. (Drew Angerer/Bloomberg)

Healthcare

Obama to sign opioid bill, even though it ‘falls short’

Robert King -

July 14, 2016 2:45 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said,

Healthcare

Senate takes step toward passing bill to fight opioid addiction

Susan Ferrechio -

July 13, 2016 3:23 pm

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Democrats will not block the bill as they had threatened to do. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Healthcare

Senate Dems won’t block opioid bill

Susan Ferrechio -

July 12, 2016 8:54 pm

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Tag: Opioids

Synthetic opioids spark new attention from Congress

Portman goes after synthetic opioids

FDA: Mixing pain and anxiety drugs can kill you

Feds ban products based on plant kratom

Generation Narcan

Clinton vows to tackle healthcare problems

White House predicts ‘dysfunction’ in Congress in September

Obama to sign opioid bill, even though it ‘falls short’

Senate takes step toward passing bill to fight opioid addiction

Senate Dems won’t block opioid bill

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