by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The CDC reported that overdose deaths hit a record high last year as the COVID-19 pandemic upended society and daily lives. According to the agency, 104,288 people died from an overdose in the 12-month period that ended in September 2021, marking an increase of nearly...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 11, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The CDC released draft updated guidelines for prescribing opioids that would give doctors more flexibility. Guidelines issued in 2016 included specific recommendations, including often limiting opioid prescriptions for acute pain to three days and not exceeding a dose...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 8, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A bipartisan congressional commission released a report outlining a multi-pronged strategy to combat the opioid epidemic. The report states that the drug overdose epidemic in the U.S. costs the nation roughly $1 trillion a year and recommends five “pillars” for...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 8, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Texas reached a $225 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals to resolve claims the drugmaker fueled an opioid epidemic in Texas by improperly marketing addictive pain medications. The settlement will provide needed resources to local law enforcement and the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 3, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A study published in the Lancet found that the opioid epidemic could claim another 1.2 million lives in North America over the next seven years. The researchers warned that the epidemic may widen globally without stricter regulation to stop companies from exporting...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 2, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Department of Justice secured more than $5 billion related to fraud and false claims in the health care sector in the year ending in September 2021, making up nearly 90 percent of the agency’s settlement proceeds for False Claims Act violations. The largest...
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