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Opioids · LancasterA new wave of settlement agreements with opioid makers and distributors is set to add some $13.6 million over the next 15 years to Lancaster County’s efforts to fight the opioid crisis.See the Story
Lancaster County signs onto more opioid settlements with Walmart, CVS, Walgreens
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Opioids · OregonOregon health officials agreed to expand treatment for opioids using money from national settlements with drugmakers and distributors such as Purdue, CVS and Johnson & Johnson for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic.Oregon’s Opioid Settlement Board approved $13 million for mobile units, as well as brick and mortar facilities, that will provide access to methadone in dedicated parts of the state where that kind of medication-assisted treatm…See the Story
Oregon health officials approve $13 million from opioid settlement for treatment options
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Opioids · United StatesSLIDELL, La. (WGNO) — A Louisiana physician is facing a possible 30 years in prison after being convicted of health care fraud. On Tuesday, July 23, 58-year-old Adrian Dexter Talbot was convicted for conspiring to illegally distribute several doses of controlled substances and defrauding health care benefits. According to the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Talbot owned and operated Medex Clinical Consulta…See the Story
Slidell physician found guilty of illegally distributing over 1.8B doses of opioids
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Opioids · New HampshireFor older nursing home (NH) residents, use of CYP2D6-metabolized opioids concomitantly with CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants is associated with worsening pain and increased risk of opioid-related adverse events (ORAEs), according to a study published online July 23 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.See the Story