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Gov. Cuomo's proposed prescription opioid surcharge under fire, critics call it tax on pain

March 27, 2019

Gov. Cuomo's proposed prescription opioid surcharge under fire, critics call it tax on pain

A proposal by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to impose a surcharge on the sale of prescription opioids is drawing fire from a coalition of doctors, pharmacists and patients who say it amounts to a tax on pain.

Doctors have been prescribing fentanyl to the wrong patients for years, new study finds

February 20, 2019

Doctors have been prescribing fentanyl to the wrong patients for years, new study finds

Prescription fentanyl, a highly potent and immediate-release drug meant for people with advanced cancer who have been on an opioid treatment, has been inappropriately prescribed to people who did not meet the criteria, says a new study by Johns Hopkins University researchers.

Former stripper-turned-drug exec gave doctor lap dance while pitching painkiller, witness testifies

January 30, 2019

Former stripper-turned-drug exec gave doctor lap dance while pitching painkiller, witness testifies

A witness has testified that an ex-stripper-turned-drug company executive gave a doctor a lap dance as part of a sales pitch for an addictive fentanyl spray.

New Jersey mom allegedly on drugs rolls onto toddler son, killing him, prosecutors say

January 22, 2019

New Jersey mom allegedly on drugs rolls onto toddler son, killing him, prosecutors say

A New Jersey mother allegedly killed her young son when she passed out on him while she had alcohol and drugs in her system.

Man was injecting self with semen in attempt to relieve back pain, case report says

January 17, 2019

Man was injecting self with semen in attempt to relieve back pain, case report says

A bizarre “at-home” remedy for back pain has landed a 33-year-old unidentified patient in the Irish Medical Journal after doctors discovered that he was injecting his own semen into his forearm.

Frustrated opioid patients speak out: 'I now buy heroin on the street'

December 19, 2018

Frustrated opioid patients speak out: 'I now buy heroin on the street'

Hundreds of people who reached out to Fox News through emails, and messages on social media, following the publication of a three-part series on the nation's struggle to address its crippling opioid crisis caused mainly by illegal drugs, and the unintended victims – chronic pain sufferers who have relied on prescribed opioids for relief -- left in its wake.

Fentanyl now deadliest drug in America, meth overdoses growing, CDC says

December 14, 2018

Fentanyl now deadliest drug in America, meth overdoses growing, CDC says

Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, beating out heroin and oxycodone which had previously been involved in the most overdose fatalities between 2011 and 2016.

Tough new opioid policies leave some cancer and post-surgery patients without painkillers

December 12, 2018

Tough new opioid policies leave some cancer and post-surgery patients without painkillers

New federal and state hard lines on painkiller prescriptions are affecting even cancer patients and people fresh out of major surgeries.

Health experts offer solutions for unintended consequences of opioid crackdown

December 12, 2018

Health experts offer solutions for unintended consequences of opioid crackdown

The most urgently needed first step to addressing the misunderstandings about Centers for Disease and Prevention opioid prescribing guidelines, many clinicians and health experts say, is for the agency to clarify – in a high-profile way-- what the guidelines were meant, and not meant, to do.

FDA approves super-potent opioid more powerful than morphine

November 5, 2018

FDA approves super-potent opioid more powerful than morphine

Critics of the new drug call it "dangerous" and say it "will kill people."