FDA panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter
The switch would allow the overdose-reversing drug to be sold in vending machines, convenience stores and supermarkets.
By Associated Press - February 16, 2023
The switch would allow the overdose-reversing drug to be sold in vending machines, convenience stores and supermarkets.
By Associated Press - February 16, 2023
The grants from the Department of Health and Human Services are just the latest steps taken by the White House to address addiction in America.
By Oliver Willis - September 23, 2022
Experts said it’s crucial that the money is spent to combat the opioid scourge because the overdose epidemic is raging.
By Associated Press - July 25, 2021
Prescribers will be able to treat up to 30 patients at a time with buprenorphine.
By Associated Press - April 27, 2021
Tommy Tuberville and his wife own more than $30,000 worth of stock in pharmaceutical companies that have been sued over opioid distribution.
By Josh Israel - June 22, 2020
Wealth gained from the deadly opioid epidemic is being funneled into the Trump campaign by the millions.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 04, 2020
The Maine senator falsely claimed she had never taken money from members of the Sackler family, which owns the company that produces OxyContin.
By Josh Israel - January 16, 2020
Trump also figured in the second and third biggest stories of the year: his family separation policy and the investigation by former special counsel Robert Mueller.
By Associated Press - December 22, 2019
A Kentucky mother called Mitch McConnell’s ‘Cocaine Mitch’ campaign shirt ‘reprehensible.’
By Emily Singer - May 09, 2019
Drug overdose deaths in the US have reached an all-time high, driven primarily by fentanyl use. And thanks to Trump’s trade war, fentanyl may soon be easier to get than ever.
By Caroline Orr - August 16, 2018
Trump’s plan to address the opioid epidemic is mostly just TV commercials and the death penalty.
By Tommy Christopher - March 19, 2018
Pennsylvania Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone would rather give tax cuts to billionaires than fund the fight against opioid addiction.
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