June 22, 2023 Addiction complicates pain management, but new guidelines offer help for 'complex patients' The American Society of Anesthesiologists published seven guiding principles to improve pain management before, during and after surgery for patients with a history of substance abuse.
June 16, 2023 Amid fentanyl crisis, Biden says Mexican president is asking US to stop sending guns President Biden on Friday said that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has urged him to stop the U.S. from sending guns into Mexico amid talks about fentanyl.
June 15, 2023 Sharon Stone threatened hospital with ‘drug cartel’ label after it allegedly pushed OxyContin on her son Sharon Stone called out an unnamed hospital for allegedly pushing OxyContin on her son multiple times. She also spoke out against drug use and the opioid epidemic in America.
June 15, 2023 California first responder sentenced for selling fatal dose of fentanyl to hospital coworker A former Southern California first responder was sentenced to more than three decades in prison for selling fentanyl to a coworker who died the following day in Las Vegas.
June 9, 2023 Biden's open border policy fuels violence against women, children The border crisis is a cauldron of violence against women and children, and President Biden and the woke elites who have enabled his monstrous policy are responsible.
June 8, 2023 Fentanyl test strips being legalized across country in an effort to combat overdose deaths Fentanyl test strips are becoming legal in more states as overdoses from the deadly substance continue to be an issue. Nearly 70% of the overdoses in 2022 could be linked to fentanyl.
June 7, 2023 Fentanyl overdose tragedy claims 2 lives in Waikiki hotel room Two individuals tragically lost their lives in what authorities suspect to be a mass overdose of fentanyl involving five people in a hotel room in Waikiki, a popular tourist destination in Hawaii.
June 6, 2023 Biden administration vows to improve efforts to battle US drug overdoses Over 100,000 U.S. citizens died from drug overdoses last year, prompting the White House to pledge improved efforts in combatting America’s opioid crisis.
June 1, 2023 California lawmakers advance over a dozen bills to combat state’s fentanyl crisis Lawmakers have advanced several bills to combat California’s fentanyl crisis. While Democrats want to focus on prevention and treatment, Republicans want to enforce harsher punishments.
May 31, 2023 Ex-Michigan police chief charged with stealing, selling disposed opioids on job Former Hartford, Michigan Police Chief Tressa Beltran faces nine criminal charges for stealing and selling prescription opioids from her station's disposal box.