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Opioids · PaducahThe prescription drug epidemic has plagued the United States for the better part of the last century, with nearly 1-million opioid deaths documented since 1999, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics.See the Story
How Kentucky is making progress amid opioid epidemic
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Opioids · Newfoundland and LabradorChief Medical Examiner Dr. Nash Denic says there already have been 23 drug-related deaths in the province this year, and with three months left in the year, he warns that number is only going to increase.
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After lethal summer, N.L. set to surpass last year's drug-related deaths record
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Opioids · KennebunkIn new court filings, attorneys for Dr. Merideth Norris asked a federal judge to dismiss the case. The motion comes weeks after prosecutors filed a series of new charges. In a superseding indictment filed on Sept. 7, prosecutors added several counts, citing more instances where, they claim, Norris provided medications without a legitimate medical purpose. Norris pleaded not guilty.See the Story
Attorneys for Maine doctor accused of overprescribing opioids want charges dismissed
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Opioids · West VirginiaA federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia. The cases could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people. Both states appealed separate lower court rulings that found the denial of gender-affirming care to be discriminatory and unconstitutional.See the Story
Appeals court takes up West Virginia transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court
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App · QueenslandQueensland prison staff found drone crashed close to exercise area with sealed bag nearby containing contrabandGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA woman used a drone to fly $119,000 worth of drugs as well as a USB drive containing pornography into a prison.Cheyenne Anniki Petryszyn, 27, faced Brisbane supreme court on Friday for sentencing after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated supply of dangerou…See the Story
Woman flew drone carrying drugs and USB drive with pornography into prison yard
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OpioidsSens. Ed Markey and Joe Manchin are warning the FDA not to proceed with a controversial trial. The study would measure opioids' effectiveness as a chronic pain treatment. The FDA has acknowledged there is no ideal option for reevaluating the painkillers' effectiveness. But it says such studies are necessary given the ongoing opioid epidemic.See the Story
Markey and Manchin urge FDA to stop its study of opioids for chronic pain
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Opioids · GloversvilleThe state Department of Health (DOH) last week warned the public that synthetic cannabinoids sold in the Mohawk Valley were found to contain synthetic opioids. The tainted cannabinoids were purchased at an unnamed local convenience store in Oneida County. Naloxone can be effective in reversing an overdose from these products.See the Story
State DOH: 'Deadly cocktail' of synthetic cannabinoids laced with synthetic opioids found in Mohawk Valley
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Opioids · KennebunkMerideth Norris, 52, was indicted in October on 10 counts of distribution of a controlled substance. Prosecutors this month upped that to 17 counts, tying in new patients whom they said she improperly prescribed opioids and other controlled substances. Norris ran the Graceful Recovery addiction treatment center in Kennebunk.See the Story
Kennebunk doctor accused of overprescribing opioids asks judge to dismiss criminal charges
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