Tag: Opioids
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Poisoned: America’s Fentanyl Crisis l ABCNL
avnblogfeed May 13, 2022
In part four of a series, ABC News’ Bob Woodruff learns how the drug fentanyl, used to treat his near-fatal injury in Iraq, nearly killed…
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Inside alleged scheme Insys Therapeutics used to sell deadly opioid: Part 1
avnblogfeed November 26, 2021
A criminal indictment and hundreds of lawsuits accuse them of coaxing doctors with money and sexual favors to prescribe Subsys: a fentanyl spray for severe…
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Prosecutors reach landmark $26 billion opioid settlement with drug companies
avnblogfeed November 5, 2021 21 Comments on Prosecutors reach landmark $26 billion opioid settlement with drug companies
The settlement comes after overdose deaths hit a record high 93,000 last year. #opioids #overdosedeaths#settlement source
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Democratic candidates discuss decriminalization of drugs | ABC News
avnblogfeed July 6, 2021 35 Comments on Democratic candidates discuss decriminalization of drugs | ABC News
Buttigieg and Yang clarify their stance on decriminalization of drugs while Klobuchar defends treating people with substance abuse issues. Democratic Debate in New Hampshire l…
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Opioid crisis may be worse than thought l ABC News
A new study has discovered that an under-reporting of opioid-related deaths shows that the problem may be worse than previously thought. ABC News Live Prime,…