Drugs Killed More Than 70,000 Americans in 2017
More than 72,000 people died from drug overdoses between January 2017 and January 2018, according to new estimates from the Center for Disease Control.
Opioids
Fed Chairman: Opioid Addiction Keeping People Out of Workforce
Opioid addiction is partially responsible for America’s flagging labor force participation rate, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell said Tuesday.
Researchers: Kids’ Opioids Prescriptions Falling Since 2009
Children in a cohort of Tennessee Medicaid enrollees “frequently” received opioid prescriptions for non-chronic diseases, a new study from researchers at Vanderbilt University concluded.
Medicare Part D Struggles with Opioid Epidemic, Overprescribing Concerns
A report by the inspector general for the Department of Health and Human services says that Medicare Part D, the program designed to help seniors afford drug prescriptions, is struggling with concerns of overprescribing, and also points to thousands of situations in which the level of prescriptions for some patients is creating risk of overdose deaths.
Sessions Announces New Taskforce to Tackle Fentanyl
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday a surge in federal prosecutors to combat the boom in fentanyl trafficking and associated deaths.
Study: Counties With High Rates of Opioid Prescription More Likely to Vote for Trump
Counties consuming lots of opioids were also more likely to vote for President Donald Trump in the 2016 election, according to a study published recently by the Journal of the American Medical Association’s online portal.
PolitiFact: Cordray’s Claim GOP Opponent Is to Blame for Opioid Epidemic Is ‘Mostly False’
‘I Didn’t Know It Would Be This Addictive’: Admin. Debuts Anti-Opioid Ad Campaign
The Trump administration debuted the first of four anti-opioid ads Thursday, part of its efforts to combat America’s deadly opioid epidemic.
FDA Puts Pressure on Online Opioid Dealers
The Food and Drug Administration has issued formal warnings to 53 websites which it said were illegally selling addictive opioid medications, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced Tuesday.
White House to Start Anti-Opioid Ad Campaign
The Trump administration expects to begin an ad campaign targeted at curbing opioid abuse next week, with a message that is expected to “shock the conscience.”
