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May 9, 2019

Ex-doctor in Texas sentenced to 20 years in prison over opioid deaths

Howard Gregg Diamond, a Texas doctor who wrote unnecessary prescriptions for powerful drugs that contributed to the overdose deaths of at least seven people, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

May 8, 2019

Florida sheriff deputy revived with Narcan, 3 others recovering after exposure to drugs

A Florida sheriff’s deputy had to be revived with Narcan and at least one firefighter was given the overdose reversal drug on Tuesday after exposure to what officials believe to be fentanyl during a traffic stop.

May 8, 2019

Doctors eye deep brain stimulation to treat opioid addiction

The hope is that technology will extinguish the patient's addiction, quite literally, with the flip of a switch.

May 8, 2019

Warren unveils $100 billion plan to tackle opioid crisis

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to spend $100 billion over 10 years to help states and territories hard hit by the opioid epidemic.

May 8, 2019

Chinese researchers try brain implants to treat drug addicts

The treatment — deep brain stimulation — has long been used for movement disorders like Parkinson's. Now, the first clinical trial of DBS for methamphetamine addiction is being conducted at Shanghai's Ruijin Hospital, along with trials for opioid addicts.

May 7, 2019

Melania Trump announces expansion of her 'Be Best' initiative with focus on child welfare and drug abuse

First Lady Melania Trump marked the anniversary of her "Be Best" campaign on Tuesday by announcing the expansion of the initiative and another international trip for the president's wife. 

May 6, 2019

Former US drug czar says national focus on opioid epidemic is overlooking real culprit

William Bennett, the nation’s first drug czar, said Monday that the debate about the opioid overdose epidemic wrongly focuses on prescription drugs.

May 2, 2019

Opioid crisis helps explain rise in cocaine deaths: report

Cocaine deaths have been rising in the U.S., health officials said Thursday in their latest report on the nation’s deadliest drug overdose epidemic.

May 2, 2019

Drug company founder, 4 other former executives guilty in opioid kickback scheme

The founder of Arizona-based drug company Insys Therapeutics and four other former executives were convicted Wednesday of conspiring to pay doctors bribes and kickbacks to boost sales of the highly addictive opioid spray Subsys.

May 1, 2019

West Virginia hospitals sue opioid companies; want damages

Hospitals in West Virginia have banded together to sue some of the country's largest opioid companies, saying they flooded Appalachia with powerful painkillers and forced medical centers to deal with the financial repercussions.