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New pain drug, Vertex’s Journavx, gets FDA approval as safer alternative to addictive opioids
By Bloomberg and Gerry SmithJanuary 31, 2025
Adopting these 8 healthy habits by middle age could add decades to your life
Health
Adopting these 8 healthy habits by middle age could add decades to your life
By Erin PraterDecember 11, 2024
Ohio Supreme Court says counties can’t sue pharmacy chains in decision that could overturn a $650 million opioid judgment
Health
Ohio Supreme Court says counties can’t sue pharmacy chains in decision that could overturn a $650 million opioid judgment
By Julie Carr Smyth and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2024
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Newsletters
1 in 5 workers have had personal troubles with substance use—here’s how employers can help
By Emma BurleighAugust 13, 2024
Merrick Garland
Health
Mexican cartel leaders Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and the son of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman arrested in Texas after years on the run
By Alanna Durkin Richer, María Verza and The Associated PressJuly 25, 2024
Gavin Newsom
Politics
Frustrated by high drug prices, California will offer its own version of heavily discounted Narcan to stop fentanyl overdoses
By Adam Beam and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024
Felipe de Jesus Gallo
Finance
Mexico’s meth trade has become so lucrative it is exporting the drugs as far away as Hong Kong and Australia
By The Associated PressApril 23, 2024
Kroger just agreed to pay more than $1.2 billion to states and Native American tribes who sued it for distributing opioids
Health
Kroger just agreed to pay more than $1.2 billion to states and Native American tribes who sued it for distributing opioids
By Erin PraterSeptember 8, 2023
Adopting these 8 healthy habits by middle age could add between 23 and 24 years to your life
Health
Adopting these 8 healthy habits by middle age could add between 23 and 24 years to your life
By Erin PraterJuly 26, 2023
Doctors and patients face a painkiller crisis, even as they fight COVID
Commentary
Doctors and patients face a painkiller crisis, even as they fight COVID
By Joseph StaufferDecember 16, 2020
Home Depot Theft Opioid Crisis
Newsletters
Is Loneliness Driving the Opioid Epidemic?
By Sy MukherjeeDecember 11, 2019
Opioid Memorial DC
Commentary
Nationwide CEO: Addiction Is a Workforce Issue. Here’s How Business Leaders Can Address It
By Kirt WalkerNovember 13, 2019
Senator Elizabeth Warren Holds Iowa Organizing Events For 2020 Presidential Race
Leadership
‘Missed Opportunity.’ Warren’s Opioid Plan Has a Major Blind Spot, Experts Say
By Renae ReintsMay 22, 2019
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Health
Opioid Overdose Rates Up Nearly 500% for Women 30-64, CDC Reports
By Brittany ShootJanuary 11, 2019
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Health
Family Behind Purdue Pharma and OxyContin Faces Multiple Lawsuits
By Renae ReintsNovember 19, 2018
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