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khn.org: How America Got Hooked On A Deadly Drug
Posted 6/13/2018
An inside look at how Purdue Pharma pushed OxyContin despite risks of addiction and fatalities.
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uppermichiganssource.com - Records: Ohio should require anti-overdose prescriptions
Posted 6/12/2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Doctors prescribing painkillers to patients with chronic pain should be required to also provide them with prescriptions for anti-overdose drugs, several people and organizations told the state medical board as it reviews ways to slow the opioid crisis.
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latimes.com: California is now paying for people to test their drugs for fentanyl
Posted 6/12/2018
As the death toll from the nation’s opioid crisis swells, California officials have launched an experiment: paying for people to test their drugs for fentanyl.
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health.usnews.com: Why Some Opioids Users Don't Fear a Fatal Overdose
Posted 6/12/2018
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, when local news agencies reported a spike in overdose deaths related to fentanyl in St. Paul, Minnesota, clinicians at an outpatient treatment clinic in that city saw an immediate effect.
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njtvonline.org: In Newark, DEA launches comprehensive plan for battling opioid epidemic
Posted 6/8/2018
Pablo Pizarro, pastor at Assembly of God Church in Newark recalled, “I’ve walked into bathrooms where my mother had a bag stuck to her, track marks all over, and she was overdosing.” With the opioid epidemic at an all-time high, stories like that of Pablo Pizarro told this morning at a DEA press conference in Newark are becoming all too common, and breaking the cycle of violence and addiction generated by drugs is becoming increasingly difficult.
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northjersey.com - Opinion: We all have responsibility in opioid fight
Posted 6/8/2018
The opioid epidemic affects all of us and we all have a responsibility as citizens to help each other tackle this epidemic. My responsibility as a nurse with almost 30 years’ experience is to help every citizen to live a healthy life. I believe we can all assist in this epidemic to save the lives of our families and friends. I believe a stronger, healthier community will decrease health care cost. At present, several billions of dollars are spent combating the opioid epidemic.
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washingtonpost.com: Federal, state authorities step up fentanyl prosecutions as drug drives spike in overdoses
Posted 6/8/2018
Federal and state law enforcement officials are aggressively prosecuting crimes involving fentanyl, utilizing statutes that were once rarely used, treating overdose deaths as homicides, seizing enormous quantities of the drug and charging foreign nationals with wide-ranging conspiracies.
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northjersey.com: How to tell if your teen is vaping
Posted 6/1/2018
“If you have a child over 10 years old, this needs to be on your radar,” said Timothy Shoemaker, a substance-abuse prevention expert and the founder of a program called MpoweredParent. Shoemaker noted that some New Jersey high schools report that up to 70 percent of their students are vaping, and all the middle schools where he’s spoken this year reported students vaping as well.
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northjersey.com - Report: NJ workplace drug tests show use of opioids down, amphetamines up
Posted 5/30/2018
More than 10 million employment-related drug tests in 2017 showed a drop in opioid-positive results, but an increase in positive results for amphetamine use.
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usatoday.com: Incarcerated opioid addicts often have to tough out withdrawal. Some jails say they have a better way.
Posted 5/24/2018
CINCINNATI — The main idea of a program, introduced here last week, to provide medication for inmates who experience opioid withdrawal is to keep them from dying.