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Major heroin, fentanyl dealers arrested in St. Lucie County, sheriff's office says
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and multiple federal agencies held a news conference Friday morning to announced the results of
Questioning A Doctor's Prescription For A Sore Knee: 90 Percocets
by Michelle Andrews I recently hobbled to the drugstore to pick up painkillers after minor outpatient knee surgery, only to discover that the pharmacist hadn’t
Rehab that puts alcoholic pilots back in the cockpit
The words CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF are welcomed by air travelers in a hurry. They’re even more welcomed by airline pilots who once feared they’d never
FDA chief warns about kratom to treat opioid addiction; will seek more regulatory power
Citing 36 deaths, the Food and Drug Administration chief warned consumers Tuesday not to use the herbal supplement kratom to ease opioid withdrawal and announce plans to step its regulatory
What Doctors Facing the Opioid Crisis Need Next
By Alice Park How do you confront an epidemic that has claimed more lives than the HIV/AIDS crisis at its peak? How do you counteract
Trump Calls Opioid Epidemic "National Shame" and "Human Tragedy
President Trump on Thursday decried the opioid epidemic ravaging America as a “national shame” and “human tragedy,” but one the U.S. will “overcome,” as he
Watchdog Warns About Replacing Opioid Epidemic With a Psychotropic One
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, September 26, 2017 (Newswire.com) – The mental health watchdog group Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) International warned that a drug being
CVS Limits Opioid Prescriptions to 7 Days
(CNN) In a new effort to tackle the deadly opioid addiction crisis in the United States, pharmacy giant CVS announced Friday that it will limit
Faces of an Epidemic: Stories of the Victims of America’s Opioid Crisis
Faces of an Epidemic: Stories of the Victims of America’s Opioid Crisis — and the Fight to Save Lives By Steve Helling•@stevehelling and Alexandra Rockey
Trump to Hold Briefing on Opioid Crisis Tuesday
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — With the opioid crisis intensifying and dozens of Americans dying of drug overdoses each day, President Trump plans to hold “a major
U.S. to Crack Down on Opioid Treatment Programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will unveil this week a major crackdown on healthcare fraud involving opioid treatment programs, Bloomberg News reported
Alcohol Withdrawal Complications Led to Heart Failure
True Blood’ Star Nelsan Ellis – Alcohol Withdrawal Complications Led to Heart Failure. Nelsan Ellis’ heart failure was triggered by alcohol withdrawal complications. The “True