Opioids
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Opioids, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 333 stories have been published about Opioids which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Opioids, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 333 stories have been published about Opioids which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Opioids News
US & Canada · Los AngelesAfter several recent fentanyl-related overdoses, including the death of a 15-year-old girl, the Los Angeles Unified School District is providing all of its schools with a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.See the Story
After student's death, LA schools to carry overdose antidote
46% Center coverage: 30 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonPeople in recovery and families of those who died from overdoses fear they won't be heard. Advocates want to see the money used to make it easier to get treatment. The money is seen as crucial to stemming a crisis that deepened amid the coronavirus pandemic. opioids involved in most of the record 107,000 overdose-related deaths last year.See the Story
Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent
57% Center coverage: 14 sources
Books · WashingtonFormer President Donald Trump asked repeatedly whether the U.S. could bomb Mexican drug labs to stop illicit substances from coming into the country, according to an excerpt from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s new book obtained by the Washington Post, containing a host of new information about Trump’s time at the White House, including a disregard for classified details and frequent praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin.See the Story
Trump Weighed Bombing Drug Labs in Mexico
67% Left coverage: 6 sources
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OpioidsPeople report feeling less pain and being able to function better physically and socially after using medical marijuana. Most of those who took oxycodone, codeine, and other opioids to treat pain were able to stop or reduce pain with medical cannabis. Opioids are effective pain relievers, but they are also highly addictive.See the Story
Could greater prescription of medical cannabis be a solution to the opioid crisis?
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
Opioids · ClatskanieOregon will receive $22,972,499 in federal financial help in combating the opioid crisis.See the Story
Oregon to receive nearly $23M to combat opioid crisis
OpioidsUniversity of Illinois Chicago public health researchers have found that opioid deaths in Cook County have been undercounted by up to 15%. Their findings are reported in the journal Epidemiology. Researchers found that at least 633 deaths occurring in hospitals that met the criteria of opioid overdose were not correctly identified on death records reported by the CDC.See the Story
New study reveals undercount of Cook County opioid deaths
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Kellyanne ConwayKellyanne Conway brutally mocked for conflating opioid deaths with marijuanaSee the Story
Kellyanne Conway brutally mocked for conflating opioid deaths with marijuana
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Walgreens · TennesseeA lawsuit filed by the Tennessee Attorney General against Walgreens shows pharmacists sounded the alarm about doctors over-prescribing opioids.See the Story
Walgreens ignored warnings about overprescribing opioids, Tennessee suit shows – Tennessee Lookout
OpioidsA majority of participants (90.7%) who had been taking opioids and other pain medications were able to stop taking them or reduce their use.See the Story
Medical Cannabis Weans Patients Off Opioids, Study Finds
OpioidsTimothy Green, 58, is charged with two counts of TennCare fraud. He allegedly used TennCare benefits to pay for medical visits and the resulting prescriptions for Percocet. On two separate occasions, Green sold a portion of the pills to a confidential informant. The case is being prosecuted by the District 22 Attorney General.See the Story
Man accused of re-selling opioids charged with TennCare fraud
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Opioids · MichiganXylazine is a pharmaceutical drug used for sedation, anesthesia, muscle relaxation, and pain relief in horses, cattle and other animals. It has been in the illicit drug supply since at least 2006 when it was first seen in overdose deaths in Philadelphia. Xylazine has been found in heroine, amphetamine, methamphetamine and other drugs.See the Story
Animal tranquilizer xylazine linked to 171 opioid deaths in Michigan since 2019
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
