Sentences with phrase «hit by the prescription»

The Minnesota cases raise the question of whether similar drug - related deaths are being missed in other states, particularly those hardest hit by the prescription drug abuse epidemic, Hall said.

Not exact matches

As the executive branch decides how to address the opioid epidemic, communities hit hardest by the prescription drug crisis are beginning to target the pharmaceutical companies responsible for selling the addictive drugs.

Directing emergency funds to areas hit by natural disasters had traditionally been quick bipartisan exercises, but that changed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — when the Republican Study Committee, a group of House conservatives, pushed spending cuts to compensate for the approximately $ 200 billion expected in Katrina relief — including cutting farm subsidies, Amtrak funding and postponing the Medicare prescription - drug bill Republicans had approved two years earlier.

Schneiderman said some states hit hardest by the opioid crisis «have more opioid prescriptions than residents.»

«Some states hardest hit by the crisis have more opioid prescriptions than residents,» Schneiderman said at a press conference.

But after struggling with kidney stones, having his gallbladder removed and getting hit by a car in 2011, he slid down the dark road of prescription painkillers.

His economic proposals resonate with voters in eastern Connecticut, an area of the state hit hard by defense cuts and job losses and stand in stark contrast to the vague prescriptions offered by Foley, she said.

Using trees as a healing prescription for regions hit by natural disasters, the foundation also provides best practices for utility arborculture, assets for individuals who want to provide aid for forests and trees in threatened areas, and ways to help children connect with nature.

Opioid Death Rates Are Not Correlated With Prescription Rates Across States May 14th, 1:30 pm UTC at Hit & Run by Jacob Sullum