Tag: Opioids and Opiates
Fentanyl From the Government? A Vancouver Experiment Aims to Stop Overdoses
So she started to provide a replacement for the street drugs, first Dilaudid, then fentanyl patches, and, now,…
Teva Reaches Tentative $4.25 Billion Settlement Over Opioids
Teva Pharmaceuticals, one of the country’s biggest manufacturers of generic opioids, announced a settlement in principle with some…
Canada Decriminalizes Opioids and Other Drugs in British Columbia
“The organization that is supplying the drugs, that is an illegal crime organization,” said Ms. McBain. “Any time…
Fentanyl Tainted Pills Cause Drug Fatalities Among Youth to Soar
Now, when Snapchat users search for “fenta,” “xanax” or other drug language, the results are blocked. They are…
Fentanyl Tainted Pills Cause Drug Fatalities Among Youth to Soar
Now, when Snapchat users search for “fenta,” “xanax” or other drug language, the results are blocked. They are…
Overdose Deaths Continue Rising, With Fentanyl and Meth Key Culprits
Across Alaska, Dr. Zink said, fentanyl kills many overdose victims before bystanders or emergency responders can revive them…
McKinsey Opened a Door in Its Firewall Between Pharma Clients and Regulators
Jeff Smith, a partner with the influential consulting firm McKinsey & Company, accepted a highly sensitive assignment in…
West Point Cadets Overdose During Spring Break in Florida, Officials Say
Several West Point cadets were among six young men on spring break who overdosed this week on what…
‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers
While state and local governments will divide up billions from the Sacklers and Purdue for treatment and prevention…
Sacklers and Purdue Reach Settlement as Opioids Crisis Continues
After hundreds of hours of negotiations mediated by Judge Shelley Chapman of federal bankruptcy court, the Sacklers also…
Sacklers Raise Their Offer to Settle Opioid Lawsuits by More Than $1 Billion
Members of the billionaire Sackler family have sweetened their cash offer to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits against…
Senate Confirms Califf as F.D.A. Chief in Tight Vote
“Dr. Califf has refused to distance himself from the F.D.A. decision to abandon vulnerable pregnant women to the…