Opioid Epidemic: What is Being Done? The CDC estimates that heroin and synthetic fentanyl overdoses increased by 38.6% during 2021, reaching historic highs. Prescription opioids and illegal manufactured opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl, have created an opioid addiction crisis throughout the U.S. since the 1990s. What are Opioids? Opioids are substances that reduce pain, […]
Teva Pharmaceuticals has Been Implicated in the Opioid Epidemic
Teva Pharmaceuticals Implicated in the Opioid Epidemic Another drug company has been implicated in the opioid epidemic. A jury in New York ruled that Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed to the crisis, and a trial is coming to determine what Teva owes in the case. Jurors concluded that Teva was a public nuisance with lethal consequences. It […]
A Vaccine Can Help People with Addiction to Opioids
A Vaccine Can Help People with Addiction to Opioids A new opioid vaccine is being tested to prevent overdoses. The trial is being held at the Valegos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. All participants are housed either at Columbia or another clinic because they are given nonlethal doses of opioids like heroin […]
Pennsylvania Could Get $1 Billion for Drug Prevention from Opioid Settlement
Pennsylvania Could Get $1 Billion for Drug Prevention from Opioid Settlement Pennsylvania could receive $1 billion because of two lawsuits occurring in multiple states. Attorney General Josh Shapiro claims that three of the country’s major pharmaceutical distributors and one manufacturer must pay up to $26 billion. The companies would be paying for their reckless marketing, […]
Treatment Programs Need More Money to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
Treatment Programs Need More Money to Combat the Opioid Epidemic Not enough resources are going to the Opioid Epidemic. A pharmacoepidemiologist from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine created an abatement plan that could cut overdoses, deaths, and number of people with substance use disorder in half within 15 years. It would do this […]
Opioid Executives Blamed the DEA in a West Virginia Lawsuit and Mocked Addicts in Emails
Opioid Executives Blamed the DEA in a West Virginia Lawsuit and Mocked Addicts in Emails As opioid addiction continues to ravage the country, opioid manufacturers are blaming the DEA for the opioid epidemic. A vice president for an opioid manufacturer testified that the company’s abuse prevention systems have gone beyond what the DEA expects and […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic Directly Affects the Opioid Epidemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic Directly Affects the Opioid Epidemic More than 87,000 Americans died from September 2019 through September 2020 because of drug overdoses. This is the highest number of deaths for a one-year span since 1990 when the epidemic started. After the COVID-19 pandemic began, the opioid crisis has been on the backburner, but the […]
Walmart is Being Sued for its Role in the Opioid Epidemic
Walmart is Being Sued for its Role in the Opioid Epidemic Some Walmart pharmacists are saying the company ignored warning signs about the opioid epidemic. Desperate customers lined up before the store even opened waiting to get their hands on bottles of pain pills. One pharmacist is speaking up after seeing what the Drug Enforcement […]
Relaxed Opioid Restrictions Need to Stay
Relaxed Opioid Restrictions Need to Stay As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, another crisis in the United States is most likely going to get worse. The opioid epidemic has been greatly impacted, making it harder for people addicted to opioids to get treatment. Opioid treatment is usually done in person, so social distancing and restricted access […]
The Opioid Epidemic is Still a Large Problem in the United States
The Opioid Epidemic is Still a Large Problem in the United States The opioid epidemic in the United States is still being fueled by doctors and dentists prescribing dangerous levels of the drugs. There are so many prescriptions being written, 50 percent of all Americans could have one. The United States is by far the [...]