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 ӣƵ correspondent Geraldo Rivera takes a firsthand look at the opioid crisis: 'It was horrifying' ӣƵ' Geraldo Rivera went to Dayton, Ohio, to get an in-depth look at the nation's opioid crisis.
March 5, 2019 Cocaine, meth on rise in Pennsylvania's early warning areas hetamine and cocaine use are on the rise in Pennsylvania while prescription drug and heroin deaths are leveling off in some areas, data that appears to reflect nationwide trends.
March 2, 2019 Opioid crisis -- Since when does the government write prescriptions? Opioid-related deaths nationwide jumped four-fold in the last two decades, and the epidemic has made major inroads in the Eastern states, according to a new study by a U.S.- Canadian research team. They found that “the life expectancy lost at age 15 years from opioids is now greater than that lost from deaths due to firearms or motor vehicle crashes in most of the United States.”
February 21, 2019 To battle opioid crisis, Google is partnering with gov't, big pharma to help Google is expanding its efforts to combat America's opioid crisis, an epidemic that takes the lives of more than 130 people every day, by announcing it is partnering with the federal and local governments and private healthcare companies.
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.