Heroin New Go-To for Mexican Drug Cartels
(June 22, 2018)
(Summer 2018) The hand of economics is tipping the scale when it comes to Mexican cartels’ drug of choice. Since more states in the U.S. are legalizing marijuana, cartels south […]
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Laws to Restrict Opioid Rx: Easier to Enact than Enforce?
(June 22, 2018)
Read More(Summer 2018) According to Governor Kasich, this fall Ohio will implement new rules designed to keep patients managing chronic pain from becoming addicted to doctor-prescribed medication. The rules shy away […]
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States React to the Overdose Epidemic
(June 22, 2018)
Read More(Summer 2018) American deaths related to opioids have now increased four-fold from 2000 to 2016. Currently, these drugs account for 115 deaths a day, with 46 of those being attributed […]
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What is the Opioid Epidemic’s Origin?
(June 22, 2018)
Read More(Summer 2018) When OxyContin® was approved in late 1995, the drug was viewed as a major step forward in chronic pain management. The pill was a time-release version of oxycodone […]
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Other Lawsuits Keep Coming: Six States Sue Purdue Pharma for Opioid Addiction Costs
(June 22, 2018)
Read More(Summer 2018) Separate from the massive federal case being heard in Cleveland, Attorneys General in Texas, Nevada, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and North Dakota all filed suits in state courts […]
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