November 8, 2017 Cutting back on alcohol can prevent cancers, experts claim A large organization of cancer doctors has issued a call to action to minimize alcohol consumption.
November 7, 2017 Florida insurer to stop covering oxycodone, will offer abuse-resistant alternative Florida Blue said that starting Jan. 1, 2018 the insurer will no longer cover the cost of OxyContin prescriptions and instead offer patients Xtampza ER, an alternative opioid that resists crushing and contains a substance that neutralizes the effect of the opioid.
November 3, 2017 Trump should partner with the faith community to tackle the opioid crisis For many Americans, an effective antidote to despair is faith and community.
November 1, 2017 Seven House Representatives: Opioid addiction and abuse is not partisan, it's about saving lives Today nearly 100 Americans will die from a drug overdose involving prescription drugs.
November 1, 2017 2 students test positive for cocaine after eating candy at school, moms say Two students are recovering after eating what their parents said appeared to be pop rocks candy, but was later found to be contaminated with cocaine.
November 1, 2017 Mom finds heroin in daughter's Halloween candy A mom in West Virginia said she discovered heroin among her child’s Halloween candy while she was conducting an inspection of her daughter’s trick-or-treating loot.
November 1, 2017 FDA panel backs approval for Indivior opioid addiction drug Indivior Plc's experimental drug to treat opioid addiction should be approved, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded on Tuesday.
October 28, 2017 RNC Chairwoman: Trump is right. We can and must end the opioid crisis Last year more than 64,000 Americans in every corner of our country were lost to drug overdoses. That’s 142 people each day.
October 27, 2017 Opioid crisis: Sellers tout prescription drugs on social media Social media giants unwittingly help fuel illegal opioid trade as ads make their way onto YouTube, Facebook.
October 27, 2017 1-year-old dies after ingesting powerful synthetic opioid A 1-year-old girl who died in August was exposed to a powerful synthetic opioid that is typically used as a sedative for elephants.
