• More Than 80% of U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Preventable: CDC

  September 23, 2022 By: Martha Garcia

  Four out of five pregnancy deaths in the U.S. could be prevented with proper health care services, according to a new CDC report.

• Opioid Prescribing On The Decline for Both Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients: Study

  August 17, 2022 By: Martha Garcia

  A new study finds opioid prescribing rates are on the decline for both cancer and non-cancer pain patients.

• CDC Warns About Overdose Deaths Linked to Gabapentin Abuse

  July 01, 2022 By: Irvin Jackson

  The CDC warns that Gabapentin, an epilepsy drug, is being linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths nationwide.

• Drug Overdoses Reached Record Level in 2021, CDC Finds

  May 16, 2022 By: Randy Dixon, Jr.

  Federal statistics indicate 2021 was a record year for drug overdoses in the U.S.

• FDA Warns About Risks of Tianeptine Use in Dietary Supplements

  February 25, 2022 By: Randy Dixon, Jr.

  The FDA warns that tianeptine products sold as dietary supplements are being illegally marketed for unapproved uses, and have been linked to serious adverse health effects and death.

• Public Citizen Calls For Gabapentin To Be Classified As a Controlled Substance

  February 10, 2022 By: Martha Garcia

  Public Citizen has petitioned the FDA to classified gabapentin, the active ingredient in Neurontin and other, similar epilepsy drugs, as a controlled substance due to increasing drug abuse problems.

• Unintentional Drug Overdoses Have Cost American Youths 1 Million Years of Life: Study

  February 02, 2022 By: Martha Garcia

  A new study calculates that the drug epidemic has cost American teens and young adults over a million years of life lost since 2015.

• States Struggle With Long-Term Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Tracking: CDC

  January 17, 2022 By: Irvin Jackson

  Even states which do a good job of tracking initial neonatal abstinence syndrome cases struggle with long-term surveillance, making it more difficult to develop assistance programs for communities afflicted by…

• Buprenorphine Side Effects Can Cause Tooth Decay, Other Dental Problems, FDA Warns

  January 14, 2022 By: Martha Garcia

  The FDA warns the use of buprenorphine tabs and tablets which dissolve in the mouth can cause tooth decay and infections.

• CVS, Walmart and Walgreens Helped Spread Opioid Crisis, Federal Jury Rules

  November 24, 2021 By: Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury in Ohio has determined CVS, Walmart and Walgreens should be held partially accountable for the opioid crisis in two hard-hit counties.