October 24, 2019 MLB, players' union report positive talks on opioids testing Major League Baseball and its players' union are optimistic talks are progressing on testing for opioids following the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
October 21, 2019 Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit The settlement means the closely watched trial will not move forward now.
October 20, 2019 Tennessee doctors plead guilty to overprescribing opioids, DOJ says Two Tennessee doctors pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing high doses of opioids with no medical legitimacy, according to the Department of Justice.
October 16, 2019 ‘All these people had to die because my profession didn’t understand it’: Dr. Drew on opioid crisis On Fox Nation's latest episode of "Nuff Said," Dr. Drew Pinsky sat down with host Tyrus to discuss his role in combatting the opioid epidemic and blamed others in his field for contributing to the recent surge in opioid-related deaths.
October 14, 2019 Combat troops at higher risk for opioid and heroin abuse, study says American troops exposed to combat face a higher risk of abusing heroin and prescription opioids than service members who weren't according to a paper published last month by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
October 11, 2019 Federal judge pauses opioid lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, Sackler family A federal judge paused more than 2,600 lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on Friday so parties can address their differences to allow the continuance of litigation over the company's role in exacerbating the nation's opioid crisis.
October 11, 2019 Honest obit calls for more opioid addiction help for struggling moms Megan Angelina Webbley was receiving addiction treatment in New Hampshire when she died of an overdose.
October 10, 2019 Dr. Drew blasts fellow doctors for fueling opioid crisis in new documentary Dr. Drew Pinsky says in a new Fox Nation documentary that "my profession, through and through" was responsible for the opioid crisis in America.
October 10, 2019 Philadelphia preparing for first-in-nation supervised injection site after legal win A recent ruling could clear the way for Philadelphia to have the first supervised injection site in the nation -- much to the chagrin of the federal government.
October 10, 2019 Opioid doctors warned against abruptly ending treatment for pain patients The guidelines cite the risk of psychological distress, withdrawal, exacerbation of pain and even suicide.
