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• Oxycontin Addiction Risks Withheld by Drug Maker, Who “Created Manmade Disaster”: Lawsuit

  January 17, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  New documents suggest Purdue Pharma aggressively pushed OxyContin prescriptions despite the risks of addiction, then called for company officials to shift the blame for the opioid crisis onto addicts and other victims.

• Opioid Use Linked To Increasing Mortality Among Pregnant Women: Study

  January 7, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that opioid-related deaths have increased significantly for pregnant women in recent years.

• Fentanyl Test Strips Could Help Drug Users Avoid Drug Overdoses

  January 3, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  Opinions differ on whether giving test strips designed to detect fentanyl in illicit drugs will save lives or encourage illegal drug use.

• Child Opioid Poisoning Deaths Increasing Every Year: Report

  January 2, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers from Yale warn of increasing rates of opioid deaths among children of all ages.

• U.S. Hepatitis C Infections Concentrated In States Where Opioid Epidemic Rages: Study

  December 28, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study indicates that rates of hepatitis C infections appear to correspond with areas hardest hit by the opioid crisis.

• Opioids Account For Nearly 70% Of Overdose Deaths: CDC

  December 27, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC report warns that drug overdoses continue to increase, with opioids accounting for more than two-thirds of drug overdose deaths.

• Fentanyl Is Now The Most Dangerous Drug In The U.S., CDC Warns

  December 17, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  Fentanyl is now considered the most dangerous drug in America, blamed for nearly a third of all fatal overdoses, according to a new CDC report.

• Lawsuits Over Opioid-Addicted Infants Will Not Be Consolidated in Separate MDL

  December 10, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. JPML has refused to create a separate multidistrict litigation for lawsuits over children suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome caused by opioids.

• Drug Overdoses Contributing To Lower U.S. Life Expectancy: CDC

  November 30, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  The CDC reports that life expectancy in the U.S. has declined due in major part to the opioid crisis.

• Walgreens, CVS Face Lawsuit Over Opioid Crisis Filed By Florida Attorney General

  November 21, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Florida accuses Insys, Walgreens and CVS of contributing to the national opioid drug crisis.