September 27, 2017 6-year-old boy revived with Narcan after possible overdose in New Hampshire A 6-year-old boy in New Hampshire is reported to be in stable condition after paramedics responding to a possible overdose call were forced to use Narcan on him.
September 26, 2017 Son of Nashville mayor dies of apparent drug overdose Nashville Mayor Megan Barry says her only child has died of an apparent drug overdose.
September 26, 2017 States plan Big Tobacco-style lawsuits against drug industry over opioid crisis More than two dozen states, cities and counties are suing the makers of prescription painkillers, claiming the industry misled physicians and the public about the risks of addiction.
September 26, 2017 More than a third of US adults prescribed opioids in 2015 The United States needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, suggests a new government study.
September 26, 2017 Golf Channel host David Feherty announces his son has died at 29 Former professional golfer and television host David Feherty announced on Tuesday his son died from a drug overdose on his 29th birthday.
September 26, 2017 Oversupply of pain pills after surgery helps fuel opioid epidemic Reuters Health - More than two-thirds of surgery patients in a recent study had prescription opioids left over after they recovered from their operations, and the vast majority failed to safely store or dispose of the often misused and abused pills, researchers say.
September 26, 2017 4 steps to reversing the epidemic of opioid use disorders Pain rarely kills, while pain pills are killing thousands of Americans. Identifying those at high risk of addiction and other steps can stop this epidemic.
September 26, 2017 DEA proposes cutting production of some opioid painkillers The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Friday proposed a 20 percent reduction in the manufacture of certain commonly prescribed opioid painkillers next year.
September 26, 2017 Opioid epidemic: Prison officials struggle to stem flow of drugs and treat addicts behind bars While drug use behind bars is far from a new phenomenon – jailbirds trading everything from cigarettes to sexual favors for dope is part and parcel of prison lore. Now, the devastating opioid epidemic hitting the U.S. has flooded jails across the country with addicted inmates and created new addicts, who upon release are forced by their drug habit back into a life of more addicition.
September 26, 2017 Opioid crisis: Colorado hospitals join forces to stem drug abuse The first large-scale opioid research effort focused on emergency rooms has begun in Colorado.
