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nytimes.com: Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales
Posted 10/21/2020
The Justice Department announced an $8 billion settlement with the company. Members of the Sackler family will pay $225 million in civil penalties but criminal investigations continue.
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liebertpub.com: The Opioid Epidemic Within the COVID-19 Pandemic: Drug Testing in 2020
Posted 10/21/2020
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abcnews.go.com: Alcohol consumption rising sharply during pandemic, especially among women
Posted 10/1/2020
An "effective pain killer" in a time of trauma sparks concern among experts
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nytimes.com: ‘The Drug Became His Friend’: Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths
Posted 9/30/2020
In the months since the pandemic took hold in the U.S., the opioid epidemic has taken a sharp turn for the worse. More than 40 states have seen evidence of increases in overdoses.
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legalreader.com: NJ’s Substance Monitoring System Should Reduce Overdose Fatalities
Posted 9/16/2020
New Jersey hopes to reduce overdose fatalities with readily available monitoring of patient’s medical histories.
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newjerseyglobe.com: New Jersey’s EMS Teams Getting More Than 11,000 Doses Of Narcan
Posted 9/9/2020
State sending anti-opioid-overdose drug to first responders in bid to combat climbing deaths
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insidernj.com: New Jersey to Provide Opioid-Overdose Antidote Naloxone for Free to Residents September 24-26 at Participating Pharmacies Across the State
Posted 9/9/2020
Residents Can Obtain Free Naloxone at 322 Participating Pharmacies Without Providing Name or a Prescription
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app.com: New Jersey tries to end doctor-shopping for opioid prescriptions
Posted 9/2/2020
New Jersey is trying to end doctor-shopping for opioid prescriptions by streamlining prescribers' access to medical records, state officials said this week.
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nbcnews.com: Young vapers up to 7 times more likely to get COVID-19 than non-e-cig users, says new Stanford study
Posted 9/1/2020
An alarming new peer-reviewed study suggests millions of young Americans are in danger of getting COVID-19 because they use e-cigarettes.
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consumer.healthday.com: Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans
Posted 7/31/2020
TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Banning flavored cigarettes led to a large decline in smoking among U.S. teens and young adults, a new study suggests.