All posts tagged "Prescription Drug Epidemic"
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992Health NewsGoogle Promotes DEA’s ‘Take Back Day’ Campaigns Against Opioid Crisis
Regulators and lawmakers having been calling for more direct intervention from Silicon Valley to address the drug crisis, so Google will be...
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957Health NewsNumber Of Kids And Teens Affected By Opioid Crisis Growing
More and more American kids are getting admitted to the intensive care unit due to prescription painkiller or other opioid overdoses, a...
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1.0KHealth NewsPurdue To Stop Promoting Opioid In Effort To Combat Drug Epidemic
Drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma has decided to stop encouraging doctors across the country to write prescriptions for its painkiller, OxyContin, drawing positive...
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1.7KHealth NewsGovernment Cracking Down On Doctors Prescribing Large Quantities Of Opioids
Federal law enforcement officers are cracking down on doctors fraudulently selling opioids to patients faster than ever now, thanks to better access...
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1.1KHealth News456 Tons Of Prescription Drugs Collected In DEA Take Back
The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a Take Back event on October 28 nationwide to give people the chance to turn in unused...
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1.5KHealth NewsKentucky Sues Drugmaker Endo Over Opioid Crisis
The state of Kentucky filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing Endo International Plc of contributing to drug overdoses and the subsequent opioid epidemic...
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1.9KHealth NewsCalifornia Drug Overdoses, The State’s Leading Cause Of Injury-Related Death
In drought-stricken California, drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death, according to a recently published report by the nonprofit...
