May 21, 2018 Dozens hospitalized after allegedly ingesting K2 in Brooklyn neighborhood At least 25 people were hospitalized on Saturday after police responded to reports of a mass overdose outside of a neighborhood deli in Brooklyn.
May 17, 2018 FDA approves non-opioid drug to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms Federal regulators on Wednesday approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal from quitting addictive opioids.
May 8, 2018 Aspiring model found dead in doctor's home after night of sex, drugs and alcohol, police say Olya Langille, 18, an aspiring model was found dead on March 26 in a doctor’s home after a night of partying, drugs, alcohol and sex.
May 8, 2018 Walmart to limit opioid prescriptions at pharmacies amid epidemic Walmart Inc. announced Monday the retail giant will begin to restrict opioid prescriptions in an effort to help stem the deadly drug epidemic.
April 25, 2018 Greg Gutfeld: Opioids -- Facts and fallacies Every time I discuss the opioid crisis with someone, I find that they often don’t know all the facts. And maybe, neither do I. But I try.
April 17, 2018 Arizona reports first Carfentanil overdose death Arizona has recorded its first death involving an overdose of Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that’s 5,000 times more potent than heroin, and 100 times more powerful than fentanyl.
April 17, 2018 Organs from overdose victims may save thousands on transplant waiting list Transplant procedures involving deceased overdose victims have increased nearly 24-fold since 2000, with researchers reporting on Monday that the patients who receive these organs typically fare as well as patients who receive organs from other donors.
April 6, 2018 US homes need Narcan to aid in opioid overdose epidemic, surgeon general advises The nation's chief doctor wants more Americans to start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone to help combat the nation's opioid crisis and save lives.
March 30, 2018 CDC director pledges to bring opioid epidemic 'to its knees' Dr. Robert Redfield, Jr, the new CDC new director pledged Thursday to work to bring the nation's opioid epidemic "to its knees" and said he believes the AIDS epidemic could be ended in three to seven years.
March 27, 2018 Colorado hospitals find success in reducing opioid addiction Doctors say anytime an opiate prescription is written, it can be a gateway to addiction. With the opioid crisis raging nationwide, including in Colorado, a group of hospitals here grouped together to try and reduce the number of opioids doled out in emergency rooms.
