Category: Breaking News
Wisconsin Awarded $400 Million in Opioid Settlements
Announced earlier this afternoon, Wisconsin was awarded $400 million from two class action lawsuit settlements related to the opioid crisis. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) wrote in a statement that “Wisconsin will receive over $400 million from separate settlements with three opioid distributors (Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen) and Johnson & Johnson. Read More
Deaths due to Opioids are Rising
As the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in the country, the opioid epidemic has been raging silently, with less coverage by the media. Unfortunately the past 2 years of the pandemic have led to sharp increases in overdose deaths. Read More
Naloxone Is Helpful, But Not Perfect
Naloxone, also known as one of it’s brand names, Narcan, is a medicine that has greatly helped during the opioid crisis. Some people have been calling it a miracle medicine. Read More
NYC Opens Two Supervised Drug Injection Sites
The non-profit organization OnPoint NYC has received national attention after recently opening two of the country’s first overdose prevention sites. Read More
New Device that can Detect and Reverse Opioid Overdoses
Researchers from the University of Washington developed a wearable device that can be used to detect and reverse opioid overdoses. Read More
Courts are Ruling in Favor of Drug Companies
A California judge has ruled in favor of top drug manufacturers as local governments seek billions of dollars to cover their costs from the nation’s opioid epidemic. Read More
Orlando Brown’s Recovery Story
Orlando Brown fans are rallying around him in support after learning he has recently overcome a battle with drug addiction. Read More
From Immunity to Appeals: Will the Sacklers be brought to Justice?
It would be nice to believe that the law is fair and just, but unfortunately money can bend both fairness and justice… Read More
Acknowledging World Suicide Prevention Day
Every year on September 10th, the world observes a very sensitive and difficult topic: suicide. As stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), evidence shows that every 40 seconds someone decides to take their life. Read More
A Potentially Safer Way to Develop Opioids
In the late 1990’s, pharmaceutical companies told the medical community that opioid drugs would not be addictive, claiming that patients would not become addicted to opioid painkillers. Read More
When a Pandemic and Epidemic Collide
Data from Pennsylvania has shown that opioid overdoses spiked during the (ongoing) Covid-19 pandemic. Many people have been affected by the pandemic, life has completely changed for everyone. Read More