July 5, 2017 Opioid Rx abuse probe sees a record 31 doctors hit with sanctions in New Jersey States are cracking down on physicians who overprescribe opioids, pulling their medical licenses and in some cases filing charges.
June 27, 2017 US opioid epidemic hits Staten Island funeral homes hard, director turns activist When Kevin Moran speaks to young people, he unscrolls about a dozen letter-size papers taped together and holds them squarely in front of their eyes.
June 27, 2017 Oklahoma doctor charged in opioid deaths of 5 patients An Oklahoma doctor is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of five patients after she allegedly over-prescribed dangerous opioids.
June 20, 2017 'I was addicted to heroin- and it could happen to anyone' Liz Cohen got hooked on prescription painkillers after a basketball injury in high school—and that's when her life spiraled out of control.
June 13, 2017 VA doctor who blew whistle on agency problems has one day to appeal dismissal A well-respected pain management doctor who blew the whistle on patient safety problems at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Missouri will be fired this month – despite being backed by powerful U.S. senators, the VA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the White House.
June 5, 2017 Ohio drug overdose deaths in one county already top last year's total The coroner’s office in Montgomery County, Ohio, doesn’t need to check federal data to know that the body count from the opioid epidemic is overwhelming it resources.
June 2, 2017 1-year-old revived with Narcan after opioid overdose, police say A 1-year-old Ohio boy was revived with Narcan after he overdosed on opioids Thursday evening, police said.
April 20, 2017 FDA further restricts pain medication use in kids U.S. regulators are strengthening warnings about the dangers of two types of powerful opioid painkillers, codeine and tramadol, due to risks of slowed breathing and death.
April 12, 2017 Opioids after surgery: Which patients don't stop when they should The first time many patients in the United States take prescription opioid painkillers is following surgery.
April 7, 2017 Over-the-counter medicine emerges as an alternative for opioid addicts In a law of unintended consequences, an over-the-counter treatment for diarreah typically seen as commonplace and harmless, is accounting for a rising number of overdoses, reports The Atlantic magazine.
