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March 22, 2019

Fentanyl overdose deaths soared after 2013, new federal data shows

Drug overdose deaths linked to fentanyl saw a sharp rise from 2013 through 2016, doubling each year, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

March 20, 2019

Gutfeld on Gillibrand's opioid crackdown

In case you forgot, New York Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is running for president. And like all candidates, she won't let ignorance about an issue stop her from talking about it.

March 20, 2019

OxyContin producer’s $1.3M donation dropped by UK’s National Portrait Gallery amid US opioid crisis lawsuit debacle

London’s National Portrait Gallery announced Wednesday it will not proceed with a $1.3 million grant from the Sackler family, whose company Purdue Pharma produces opioid prescription painkiller OxyContin, amid controversy over the company’s involvement in the U.S. opioid crisis.

March 14, 2019

OxyContin creator considers bankruptcy as lawsuits grow amid national opioid crisis

Purdue Pharma, the company that’s earned billions of dollars distributing selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, said Thursday it’s considering filing for bankruptcy as it battles lawsuits aimed at holding the firm accountable for the national opioid crisis.

March 13, 2019

Mercedes Schlapp: Dems 'stand very united' on open borders while Republicans 'splinter off'

The White House strategic communications senior adviser, Mercedes Schlapp, delivered what could be considered a backhanded compliment to Democrats on Wednesday, saying the party is showing unity -- on unsafe open borders.

March 13, 2019

Obama administration slow to answer early alarms about fentanyl: report

A failure by the Obama administration to react to numerous warnings by state officials, and even its own federal drug investigators, about the growing public health crisis of illicit fentanyl allowed it to fester and claim tens of thousands of lives over the years, according to the Washington Post.

March 10, 2019

Kansas doctor gets life in prison after patient’s opioid overdose death

A Kansas doctor found liable for the opioid overdose death of a patient has been sentenced to life in prison.

March 8, 2019

Newt Gingrich: Addiction kills 134 Americans everyday - here's what can be done to stop this devastation

Congress and the Trump administration have made progress in stemming the deadly tide of drug overdose deaths. But more can be done.

March 6, 2019

Melania Trump slams media's coverage of 'idle gossip or trivial stories' during 'Be Best' speaking tour

First lady Melania Trump prodded the news media on Tuesday to spend as much time highlighting the opioid epidemic at it devotes to "idle gossip or trivial stories."

March 5, 2019

Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera takes a firsthand look at the opioid crisis: 'It was horrifying'

Fox News' Geraldo Rivera went to Dayton, Ohio, to get an in-depth look at the nation's opioid crisis.