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The opioid epidemic has cost the United States more than $1 trillion since 2001, according to a new study, and may exceed another $500 billion over the…
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Efforts to combat an opioid epidemic continue in Allegany County as a legislature panel forwards a study to county lawmakers.One finding: a lack of…
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A Niagara Falls man is facing up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine after pleading guilty to heroin charges. The U.S. Attorney's office says…
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The comments follow a recommendation of a national commission, citing deaths of 142 people in the U.S. a day. The administration initially said it would not follow through on the recommendation.
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Arizona is among the states that have declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency, to help with funding and access to data. President Trump now says he'll declare it a national emergency.
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With price hikes and rising demand, the drug naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose, is taking up an ever-larger share of emergency department budgets.
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The pharmaceutical company Alkermes is trying to increase the number of people taking Vivitrol for their opioid addiction by marketing the drug to judges, who have the power to influence treatment.
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The American Medical Association recently endorsed pilot facilities for supervised injection of drugs. It is a response to the opioid epidemic. The City…
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New York State may soon have a new way to prosecute dealers who sell heroin or opioids that result in a lethal overdose.The state Senate passed…
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This month marks the halfway point in New York State's plan to end the AIDS epidemic by the year 2020. Although local health care officials say progress…