Opioid Crisis

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DEA Allows Big Pharma Giant that Helped Fuel Opioid Crisis To Continue Operating

The DEA has rescinded a 2023 directive which previously ordered a pharmaceutical company to shutter operations after they were found…

11 months ago

Kentucky To Allocate $42 Million For Psychedelic Research

Kentucky will devote tens of millions of dollars in support of psychedelic research as part of its fight against opioid…

2 years ago

FDA Approves Nasal Spray To Reverse Fentanyl Overdoses

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday said that it had given regulatory approval to a nasal spray that has…

2 years ago

University Unveils Free Narcan Vending Machine

The future is now: Vending machines in 2023 dispense cannabis, beer, art, cupcakes, and now the life-saving drug Narcan, as…

2 years ago

Minnesota Lawmakers Push To Make Narcan Available in Schools

According to local news station WCCO, the proposed Minnesota legislation “would require each school building to keep two doses of…

2 years ago

Colorado Weighs Proposal To Allow Safe Injection Sites

A bill proposed in Colorado would give the go-ahead to local governments to set up so-called “safe injection sites” within…

2 years ago

Fentanyl Crisis Behind Record Homeless Death Toll in Seattle

People living in homeless conditions in Seattle, Washington are dropping dead left and right, mostly thanks to fentanyl and its…

2 years ago

British Columbia Plans 3-Year Decriminalization Test

British Columbia will decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of drugs for three years in an attempt to address the…

3 years ago

Jury Finds Pharmacy Chains Contributed to Ohio’s Opioid Crisis

A federal jury in Ohio on Tuesday found that pharmacy giants Walgreens, CVS and Walmart contributed to the opioid crisis…

3 years ago