Police warning of new ‘highly potent synthetic opioid’ in Omaha metro
The Omaha Police Department’s Narcotics Unit is warning the public of a new powerful fentanyl compound in the area.
Optum, Express Scripts seek to oust judge in opioid cases
Pharmacy benefit managers OptumRx and Express Scripts have asked the federal judge overseeing nationwide litigation over the ...
Drug alert issued for powerful opioid detected for first time in N.S.
RCMP discovered the drug during a search they conducted in the Amherst area in December while investigating the theft of a ...
Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused
A 50-year-old government survey on drug use may be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the ...
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New non-opioid anti-pain pill approved- Healthful Hints
The FDA approves a new non-opioid pain pill, Journavx, to treat acute pain in adults. It's a first-generation non-addictive ...
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Hit hard by opioid crisis, Black patients further hurt by barriers to care
“If you are a Black person and have an opioid use disorder, you are likely to receive treatment five years later than if you’re a white person,” said Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on ...
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Drug task force started in Slidell expands across NOLA with 320,000 fentanyl pills seized
The initiative has seized 313,000 fentanyl pills, $125,000, 65 firearms, three kilograms of cocaine, authorities said.
Missing opioid pills at Hempfield senior home investigated as theft
State police are investigating a report of missing opioid pills at a Hempfield assisted living home. The potential theft was ...
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Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Fentanyl and other opioids have fueled the worst drug crisis in U.S. history. In recent years, fatal overdose numbers have become defined by illicit fentanyl, an extremely lethal synthetic opioid ...