The pharmaceutical giant that misled physicians and patients about the addictive properties of its top-selling drug OxyContin, fuelling an overdose crisis that has devastated communities across North America, will stop marketing opioids to U.S. physicians. However, the new policy does not extend into …
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We decided to focus on children because during that town hall meeting with Stein in September, Sprouse argued the harm being done to children has been underreported and overlooked. A Buncombe County social services director later told us she worried the flood of children entering the foster care …
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The opioid epidemic is far-reaching, and even touched the lives of seniors living in a residential care facility in Mesa.
Arthur Michael Sesate, 24, was a maintenance worker at Fellowship Square Assisted Living Facility in Mesa when his opioid addiction became so severe that he began stealing jewelry from residents to support his drug habit, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. budget deal adopted by Congress on Friday includes what advocates call a landmark compromise to provide an estimated $1.5 billion over 10 years to try to keep struggling families together, including those with babies born dependent on opioids. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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