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A TOWN OF 3,200 WAS FLOODED WITH NEARLY 21 MILLION PAIN PILLS AS ADDICTION CRISIS WORSENED, LAWMAKERS SAY
The House committee also noted extensive shipments from the two companies to pharmacies elsewhere in West Virginia... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | CANADA'S FIX TO THE OPIOID CRISIS: VENDING MACHINES THAT DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS TO ADDICTS
Death rates from drug overdoses in British Columbia are almost as high as those in the states hardest-hit by the opioid epidemic in the United States... READ MORE›
TOM PETTY DIED OF ACCIDENTAL DRUG OVERDOSE
Petty suffered from emphysema, a fractured hip and knee problems that caused him pain, the family said, but he was still committed to touring... READ MORE›
NO NEW FUNDS BUT NEW DATA HELPING OFFICIALS TARGET 'DRUG-DEALING' DOCTORS AS OPIOID EPIDEMIC KILLS 100 A DAY
Another addiction expert, Dr. Andrew Kolodny, founder of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, said prosecutors' emphasis on drug-dealing doctors is appropriate but inadequate on its own... READ MORE›
CHINA: U.S. SHOULD CURB DEMAND FOR DRUGS FUELING ITS OPIOID EPIDEMIC
China and the U.S. have worked to build a close working relationship to fight global flows of illicit synthetic drugs, but their collaboration remains fraught... READ MORE›
DEADLY PAINKILLER DRUG FENTANYL HAS 'GROWING MARKET IN EUROPE'
Overdose deaths from all opioids, not just fentanyl, hit 2,304 in the UK, the highest number in Europe... READ MORE›
MILLIONS OF PATIENTS FACE PAIN AND WITHDRAWAL AS OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS PLUMMET
In the battle to wean patients off opioids, dosage has emerged as a critical issue... READ MORE›
WHITE HOUSE REPORT SAYS TRUE COST OF OPIOID EPIDEMIC TOPS $500 BILLION
Last month at the White House, President Donald Trump declared opioid abuse a national public health emergency... READ MORE›
FDA WARNS OF INJURY, DEATH WITH HERBAL SUPPLEMENT KRATOM
But the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that kratom carries similar risks, including addiction and death, and the agency is working to block shipments... READ MORE›
'THIS IS WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DYING'
'This is why so many people are dying' Data show dramatic rise in street drugs testing positive for fentanyl... READ MORE›
DESPITE TRUMP'S PLEAS, CHINA'S ONLINE OPIOID BAZAAR IS BOOMING
Mr. Trump has accused China of being the main source of the flood of cheap and deadly fentanyl into America... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Senator Edward Markey
DONALD TRUMP CALLS FOR DRUG TEST AHEAD OF NEXT DEBATE
Trump calls for drug test ahead of next debate, says clinton was 'pumped up'... READ MORE›
NINE DIE IN VANCOUVER IN 24 HOURS FROM FENTANYL OPIOID OVERDOSE
Nine people have died in Vancouver in the past 24 hours from an overdose of the painkiller fentanyl opioid, officials say... READ MORE›
AS OPIOID OVERDOSES EXACT A HIGHER PRICE, COMMUNITIES PONDER WHO SHOULD BE SAVED
Jones has decided not to let his deputies carry Narcan, a potentially lifesaving medicine for those suffering opioid overdoses... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO LAUNCH NEW EFFORT ON HEROIN CRISIS
Yet after Congress approved landmark legislation in July for expanded drug addiction treatment and prevention, it did not include the 181 million to actually fund the measure... READ MORE›
HOW THE POWERFUL OPIOID FENTANYL KILLS
This is your brain on fentanyl How the powerful opioid kills... READ MORE›
DOCTORS TOLD TO AVOID PRESCRIBING OPIATES FOR CHRONIC PAIN
When the benefits of prescription opiates outweigh the risks, doctors should talk to patients about their treatment goals and when they will stop using the drugs... READ MORE›
FENTANYL DEATHS ARE A CANADA-WIDE 'DISASTER'
Fentanyl is a highly potent drug that many recreational drug users take unknowingly, putting them at high risk of an overdose... READ MORE›
OTTAWA HOSPITAL SEES SPIKE IN SUSPECTED FENTANYL OVERDOSES
Ottawa public health recorded 15 suspected cases recorded in 72 hours... READ MORE›
TRUMP DECLARES OPIOIDS A U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
Trump declares opioids a US public health emergency... READ MORE›
'I'M SMARTER THAN THEY ARE': UNDERGROUND CHEMIST SAYS POLICE LOSING FENTANYL BATTLE
Drug producer known as Beeker says underground chemists are steps ahead of the police when it comes to the movement of illicit drugs on the streets... READ MORE›
U.S. TOP COURT BACKS OBAMACARE, PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S HERE TO STAY
The Obama administration said 16.4 million previously uninsured people have gained health insurance since the law was enacted... READ MORE›
FACES OF DRUG ADDICTION POLICE MUG SHOTS SHOW DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF METH AND OXYCODONE
The people in the photos are users of cocaine, heroin or oxycodone - a prescription opioid... READ MORE›
AS OPIOID OVERDOSES SPIKE, OTTAWA HEALTH WORKERS TRY GIVING ADDICTS 'CLEAN DRUGS'
Said Dr. Jeff Turnbull, the chief physician for Ottawa Inner City Health, which provides health care to the homeless... READ MORE›
'THE GREATEST DRUG FIENDS IN THE WORLD'
America's first Opium Commissioner Hamilton Wright is at left... READ MORE›
DEFYING OBAMALAWMAKERS PRESS TOARM UKRAINE
While the United States has been providing nonlethal assistance, and American military instructors have begun training Ukrainian troops in western Ukraine, President Petro O... READ MORE›
TRUMP TO ISSUE EMERGENCY DECLARATION NEXT WEEK ON OPIOIDS
Trump said in August that he would declare opioid abuse a national emergency... READ MORE›
LAST BID TO KILL IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL BLOCKED IN SENATE
A resolution would have had to pass both the Senate and House of Representatives by midnight Thursday, and survive Obama's veto, to be enacted... READ MORE›
TRUMP DECLARES OPIOID EPIDEMIC A NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
Trump declares opioids a U.S. public health emergency... READ MORE›
ALMOST ONE IN THREE DRUGS OVERDOSES IN EUROPE RECORDED IN UK
Britain has Europe's highest proportion of heroin addicts and problematic use of novel psychoactive substances, say reports by the European drugs agency... READ MORE›
'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' HEROIN SKETCH SPARKS OUTRAGE
Do you think the SNL sketch on heroin crossed the line?... READ MORE›
TRUMP TO DECLARE OPIOID CRISIS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN U.S.
It will also expand access to medical services in rural areas and shift some federal HIV money to help addicts... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 60 UK DRUG DEATHS IN PAST EIGHT MONTHS LINKED TO FENTANYL
Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate, is up to 100 times stronger than heroin and is sometimes prescribed as a painkiller for the terminally ill... READ MORE›
HOUSE PASSES BILL TO SLOW SYRIAN REFUGEES DESPITE OBAMA VETO THREAT
This is an area where additional scrutiny and reforms could be useful in enhancing the national security of the United States, he was quoted as saying... READ MORE›
TRUMP CALLS OPIOIDS 'NO GOOD,' URGES PEOPLE NOT TO ABUSE THEM
Most opioid overdose deaths are linked to prescription pain pills, though use of heroin is growing rapidly, accounting for almost 13,000 deaths in 2015, according to NIDA... READ MORE›
TRUMP WIDENS LEAD OVER U.S. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL FIELD
WASHINGTON Republican Donald Trump is pulling away from the pack in the race for the party's U.S... READ MORE›
BAN ON FORMER LEGAL HIGHS HAS DRIVEN TRADE UNDERGROUND STUDY
However, the report says that as a result of the ban, Spice and other NPSs have become just another street drug being sold by illicit dealers... READ MORE›
U.S. AVOIDS DEBT DEFAULT AS CONGRESS PASSES FISCAL PLAN
The agreement likely frees Obama of protracted fiscal battles with congressional Republicans for the rest of his term... READ MORE›
OBAMA'S APPEAL AMONG DEMOCRATS MEANS HIS LAST CAMPAIGN IS STILL AHEAD
Cecil anticipates that should Clinton become the nominee, she would embrace high-visibility roles for both Obama and Bill Clinton... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA LEADS EMOTIONAL RENDITION OF AMAZING GRACE AT FUNERAL OF SLAIN PASTOR CLEMENTA PINCKNEY
Few will have been be more remarkable than that delivered by Barack Obama as he concluded his eulogy to the slain pastor Clementa Pinckney... READ MORE›
'THIS IS BECOMING A NEW NORM'
Erika Hurt, 25, was found by police as in Hope, Indiana, on Saturday still holding a syringe in her hand... READ MORE›