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Opioid Epidemic

Walgreens, West Virginia reach $83 million for company's role in opioid crisis

Walgreens, West Virginia reach $83 million for company's role in opioid crisis

Walgreens has agreed to pay the settlement within an eight-year period.

January 18
Animal sedative ‘zombie drug’ flooding opioid market: What you need to know

Animal sedative ‘zombie drug’ flooding opioid market: What you need to know

The animal sedative xylazine is flooding the illegal opioid market causing overdose, death and worse.

January 9
Feds sue Conshohocken-based drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen over opioid sales

Feds sue Conshohocken-based drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen over opioid sales

The U.S. Justice Department is alleging that a major drug wholesaler contributed to the deadly toll from opioids by turning a blind eye to warning signs about suspicious sales to its pharmacy customers.

December 30, 2022
Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas

Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas

Authorities are investigating a mass overdose at a San Francisco home on Christmas that sent several people to the hospital, authorities said.

December 26, 2022
Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths reported in 2021, CDC's final tally shows

Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths reported in 2021, CDC's final tally shows

Meanwhile, U.S. life expectancy also dropped in 2021 to about 76 years, 5 months — a decrease of 0.6 years from 2020, the CDC said.

December 22, 2022
Over 379 million doses of fentanyl seized by DEA in 2022

Over 379 million doses of fentanyl seized by DEA in 2022

According to the DEA, the dosage seized is high enough to 'kill every American'.

December 21, 2022
Project Home: Outreach project combats homelessness in Philadelphia

Project Home: Outreach project combats homelessness in Philadelphia

Homelessness is a serious problem in Philadelphia and the opioid crisis in Kensington drives the numbers up. But, through the help of Project Home, organizers hope change will come sooner, rather than later.

December 9, 2022
Fentanyl exposures in children spike, public health official sounds alarm: 'Lock up your drugs'

Fentanyl exposures in children spike, public health official sounds alarm: 'Lock up your drugs'

Public health experts are reminding anyone who uses drugs to keep them stored properly and out of the reach of children,

November 29, 2022
Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers.

November 15, 2022
Mexico depicts Philadelphia street scenes in anti-drug ads

Mexico depicts Philadelphia street scenes in anti-drug ads

The Mexican government is using video of homeless people and open-air drug users in Philadelphia’s embattled Kensington neighborhood in a national ad campaign to try to scare young people away from drugs.

November 11, 2022
Drug experts slam Bloomington Police chief for spreading ‘dangerous’ and 'false' information on fentanyl

Drug experts slam Bloomington Police chief for spreading ‘dangerous’ and 'false' information on fentanyl

Drug treatment experts are raising the alarm about claims made by the Bloomington Police chief Thursday about a form of fentanyl being "Narcan resistant."

November 11, 2022
CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.

November 3, 2022
Wolf signs bills, including to decriminalize fentanyl strips

Wolf signs bills, including to decriminalize fentanyl strips

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a flurry of bills Thursday, including energy tax credits, decriminalization of fentanyl test strips and help for autonomous vehicles, as the two-year legislative session winds down.

November 3, 2022
National Prescription Take Back Day: Here’s where you can drop off unwanted medication

National Prescription Take Back Day: Here’s where you can drop off unwanted medication

The event provides a safe and convenient way to dispose of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 drop-off sites nationwide.

October 29, 2022
'It's scary': Authorities warn of rainbow fentanyl and urge parents to talk to kids about the drug

'It's scary': Authorities warn of rainbow fentanyl and urge parents to talk to kids about the drug

There’s a new warning from police about rainbow fentanyl and a mother who lost her son to a fentanyl overdose shares her story.

September 8, 2022
‘Rainbow fentanyl’: DEA warns of colorful synthetic drugs aimed at attracting young people

‘Rainbow fentanyl’: DEA warns of colorful synthetic drugs aimed at attracting young people

The colorful narcotics were seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 18 different states this month alone.

August 30, 2022
Parents seek drug dealer in daughter’s death, offer reward: ‘No questions asked’

Parents seek drug dealer in daughter’s death, offer reward: ‘No questions asked’

Robert Gilliam says he and his wife are putting drug dealers on notice after their 22-year-old daughter died from an overdose.

August 29, 2022
Judge rules CVS, Walgreens and Walmart owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit

Judge rules CVS, Walgreens and Walmart owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit

The Ohio counties convinced the jury that the three pharmacies played an outsized role in creating a public nuisance in the way they dispensed pain medication.

August 18, 2022
Master P discusses daughter’s death, seeks to help others with addiction

Master P discusses daughter’s death, seeks to help others with addiction

The media mogul says he wants to partner with doctors to raise awareness about drugs.

July 23, 2022
Fentanyl risk from $1 bill? Drug safety expert dispels myths about second-hand exposure

Fentanyl risk from $1 bill? Drug safety expert dispels myths about second-hand exposure

In a viral Facebook post, a Kentucky woman says she had to be hospitalized after picking up a dollar bill from the ground that she thinks was laced with the drug fentanyl.

July 12, 2022
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