In the News
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whyy.org: Wolf backs opioid-prescribing limits health insurer says are effective
Posted 11/29/2017
A new policy limiting opioid prescriptions is already making a difference, according to Independence Blue Cross officials at an event Tuesday, where Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf also provided an update on what the state is doing to address the opioid crisis.
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healthdatamanagement.com: Prescription monitoring programs crucial to fighting opioid epidemic
Posted 11/29/2017
Electronic databases that help states track controlled substance prescriptions are critical to reducing opioid prescribing, according to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, chairman of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
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bloomberg.com: How Opioids Started Killing Americans
Posted 11/29/2017
A huge study of the epidemic’s acceleration shows most deaths began with a prescription.
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usatoday.com: The NIH is seeking a way to objectively measure pain. Could it help solve the opioid crisis?
Posted 11/22/2017
WASHINGTON — Every year, millions of Americans will go to their doctors complaining of pain, and their doctors will ask them to rate their degree of discomfort on a zero-to-10 scale, or using a range of smiley-face symbols.
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statnews.com: A scrappy upstart in the pain pill business takes on mighty Purdue Pharma
Posted 11/22/2017
CANTON, Mass. — Collegium Pharmaceutical, the scrappy upstart taking on the mighty opioid maker Purdue Pharma, is having a moment.
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nbcphiladelphia.com: Babies Are Being Born Addicted to Opioids More Than Ever. Why Don't We Know Anything About Their Prognosis?
Posted 11/22/2017
In the midst of America's opioid epidemic, the smallest victims of the disease, babies born addicted, are not being counted in real time in Pennsylvania.
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washingtonexaminer.com: DEA puts synthetic opioid fentanyl on par with heroin and meth
Posted 11/22/2017
The Drug Enforcement Administration is cracking down on the use of synthetic opioid fentanyl, which is more potent than heroin.
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usnews.com: White House: Opioid Epidemic Carries $504B Price Tag
Posted 11/21/2017
The president's Council of Economic Advisers on Monday reported opioid abuse is costing the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars.
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roi-nj.com: Christie approves 26 facilities for opioid treatment bed increase
Posted 11/21/2017
As part of Gov. Chris Christie’s fight against opioid abuse, an increase in inpatient psychiatric treatment beds was approved Friday.
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njbiz.com: New Jersey files charges against drug company, former CEO, over opioid crisis
Posted 11/21/2017
The State of New Jersey has filed an amended consumer fraud and false claims complaint against Insys Therapeutics and its founder, billionaire John Kapoor, over charges that the company engaged in an unlawful marketing campaign designed to increase sales of its opioid-based pain killer, Subsys.