Sentences with phrase «new opioid drugs»
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration screens new opioid drugs it should better anticipate how people might abuse them in the real world, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warns in a major report issued Thursday on the country's opioid crisis, which kills 91 people a day — often via overdoses on prescription drugs.
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions» wide - ranging new crackdown on drug offenders could exacerbate one of America's most persistent public health tragedies: the heroin and opioid addiction epidemic that's been ravaging the country and killed nearly 35,000 Americans in 2015 alone.
It's been a busy week for health care news between some high - profile setbacks for certain major cancer drug makers, high - profile victories for others, the confirmation of a new FDA chief, health care merger drama, and a slew of public health reports about the opioid epidemic, hepatitis C, and U.S. life expectancy.
Pharmacies weren't allowed to take back prescriptions until 2014 when the Drug Enforcement Administration issued new regulations in response to the growing opioid epidemic.
A new government - funded study suggests that addictive opioid painkillers may not be better than other, non-opioid kinds of drugs for treating chronic back pain and arthritis.
The synthetic opioid fentanyl is so powerful that it could cause accidental overdoses in the very first responders who trying to save its victims, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) warned in new guidelines released Tuesday.
Drug companies including Purdue Pharma LP and Johnson & Johnson have been fighting lawsuits by two California counties, the city of Chicago, four counties in New York and the state of Mississippi over their opioid marketing practices.
Recent Digital Citizens initiatives include working with state attorneys general to educate citizens about the proper disposal of opioids and other dangerous drugs, a look into how new pirate devices and apps enable hackers to infect consumers» computers, and an investigation into how millions of college emails and passwords are for sale on the Dark Web.
Authorities have found a new scapegoat to blame for the ongoing opioid drug epidemic going on in the United State: Bitcoin.
Andrew observed a very dangerous trend taking hold: Doctors — who were having new drugs pushed to them by profit - driven pharmaceutical companies — began prescribing extremely powerful and addictive opioid painkillers to patients with almost reckless abandon.
President Trump traveled to the first - in - the - nation primary state of New Hampshire to rail against drug dealers responsible for the deadly opioid epidemic devastating the US, vowing «tough action» including the death penalty.
Trump, returning to a state he last year referred to as a «drug - infested den,» is traveling to New Hampshire today with plans to announce a new policy on combating the opioid epidemNew Hampshire today with plans to announce a new policy on combating the opioid epidemnew policy on combating the opioid epidemic.
The current bill — one of 11 opioid - related measures that Cuomo is reportedly supporting this year — would expand the ban on prior authorization for certain medication - assisted treatment drugs to a portion of New York's commercial health plans, primarily those sold to individuals and small groups.
Nevada and five other states are filing new lawsuits accusing a Connecticut - based pharmaceutical company of using deceptive marketing to boost drug sales that fueled opioid overdose deaths.
Fentanyl, an opioid typically is used to alleviate pain, has driven record fatal drug overdoses in New York City.
The already short - staffed Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office is losing another forensic pathologist at a time when its caseload of autopsies fueled by the opioid drug overdose epidemic is soaring, and plans to use more contract pathologists from New York City.
Last week, the Governor and legislative leaders reached an agreement on multiple bills that include new programs and insurance reforms to improve treatment options for individuals suffering from heroin and opioid addiction; measures to strengthen penalties and put in place additional tools for law enforcement to crack down on the distribution of illegal drugs; provisions to ensure the proper and safe use of naloxone, an overdose antidote; and support for enhanced public awareness campaigns to prevent drug abuse.
As U.S. Rep. John Katko testified before a House subcommittee Wednesday, he shared the stories of young central New Yorkers whose lives were cut short due to opioid or synthetic drug overdoses.
New Penalties to Help Crack Down on Illegal Drug Distribution: The legislation includes the following provisions to enable the State and law enforcement to better crack down on the distribution of heroin, opioids, and illegal prescription drugs:
«Fentanyl abuse is feeding this nation's devastating opioid epidemic that destroys lives and families, and we are taking aggressive action to get these deadly drugs off our streets and protect communities across New York,» Governor Cuomo said.
The city's new public safety ads promote the use of naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses
-- Opioid epidemic surcharge ($ 127 million): With New York among the states hit hardest by the heroin and painkiller addiction epidemic, Cuomo is looking to place a 2 - cents - per - milligram tax on opioids sold in the state, to be paid by drug manufacturers.
People who use ride - hailing services and taxi cabs below 96th Street in Manhattan will see a surcharge on their rides that will bring in more than $ 400 million annually, while opioid manufacturers, all but certain to pass on the costs ultimately to consumers, will see an assessment on those prescription drugs that they sell in New York; it will raise $ 100 million.
The measure would drug more readily available amid heightened concerns over the impact of the heroin and opioid addiction in New York.
The new public awareness campaign will feature ads warning of the risks of using the opioid drug, along with information about where to turn for help and what to do in the event of an overdose.
The maker of Suboxone, a blockbuster drug that helps people control their opioid addiction, engaged in anti-competitive business practices, coercing patients to use an oral strip because the tablets were set to face generic competition, according to a federal lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and 35 other Attorneys General.
«Operation Wrecking Ball» marks the sixth major drug bust since Attorney General Schneiderman's announcement of a targeted crackdown on New York's growing - and often violent - heroin, opioid, and narcotics trafficking networks.
Creating a new crime, «fraud and deceit related to controlled substances,» to crack down on doctor shopping for opioids and illegal prescription drugs.
In 2016, Onondaga County's opioid drug death rate was the highest in the state, excluding New York City, according to health statistics published by the county's health department.
In 2016, Onondaga County's opioid drug death rate was the highest in the state, excluding New York City, according to health
Eleven forms of fentanyl, a powerful and deadly opioid, should be added to New York's controlled substance list to boost enforcement, and insurance companies should be forced to reimburse first responders for higher doses of the anti-overdose drug naloxone, Cuomo proposed.
As Rep. John Katko testified before a House subcommittee today, he shared the stories of young central New Yorkers whose lives were cut short due to opioid or synthetic drug overdoses.
The federal Drug Enforcement Agency is setting up a new heroin enforcement team on Long Island — an epicenter of fatal opioid overdoses in recent years.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says that 41 state attorneys general have launched an investigation into manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the launch of a new website to help local residents find information about where to dispose unused opioids ahead of Saturday's «National Drug Takeback Day» The website, www.clearyourcabinet.com, will identify theNew York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the launch of a new website to help local residents find information about where to dispose unused opioids ahead of Saturday's «National Drug Takeback Day» The website, www.clearyourcabinet.com, will identify thenew website to help local residents find information about where to dispose unused opioids ahead of Saturday's «National Drug Takeback Day» The website, www.clearyourcabinet.com, will identify the...
Dan Rinaldo of the Federal High Intensity Drug Trafficking program speaks during a news conference, during which officials announced a new initiative that unites police and volunteers to arrange help for local opioid addicts.
WASHINGTON - New York's Junior Senator in Washington is continuing to push for prescription drug reform in an effort to reduce the number of people getting addicted to Opioids and other pain killers.
HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday signed sweeping legislation that aims to reduce the number of opioid pills sitting in medicine cabinets, provide new help to addicts and make it easier to administer life - saving drugs to those who overdose.
New York City could become the first city in the United States to adopt supervised injection facilities — also known as safe injection sites — in an effort to combat drug overdose deaths and the opioid epidemic.
His speech comes the same day county legislators announced they will be voting Monday night to join other New York counties to pass a resolution requesting the county attorney to file or join a lawsuit against drug manufacturers for misleading doctors and others about the addictiveness of opioids.
Onondaga County has filed a lawsuit against multiple prescription drug manufacturers and distributors, joining other New York counties who in recent months have demanded pharmaceutical companies pay for costs of the growing opioid crisis.
Eleven forms of fentanyl, a powerful and deadly opioid, should be added to New York State's controlled substance list to boost enforcement, and insurance companies should be forced to reimburse first responders for higher doses of the anti-overdose drug naloxone, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed Thursday on Long Island.
But Upstate New York Poison Center clinical toxicologist Jeanna Marraffa says the drug is used by opioid addicts to get high, or to help with withdrawal symptoms.
The CDC laid out new recommendations for opioid drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet, as the risks in the form of addiction and death outweigh their alleged benefits.
The tax would help fund a $ 200 million effort by the state to battle the opioid drug epidemic through a new Opioid Prevention, Treatment and Recoveryopioid drug epidemic through a new Opioid Prevention, Treatment and RecoveryOpioid Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Fund.
People with drug addictions who started opioid abuse later in life use injections for their drugs, or increased their use of downers before starting drug treatment, are more likely to relapse from treatment than others, says a new study from McMaster University.
While average life expectancy has been rising steadily in most countries over the past century, new research led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that life expectancy declined significantly and rapidly in three countries where policy changes increased access to prescription opioids, alcohol or illicit drugs.
Fewer veterans received prescriptions for risky dosages of opioid painkillers after a national initiative took aim at reducing high doses and potentially dangerous drug combinations, a new study finds.
Maureen Boyle, chief of the Science Policy Branch of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Edward Bilsky, a professor of pharmacology and the founding director of the Center for Excellence in Neurosciences at the University of New England, showed how opioids can commandeer the brain's natural systems that control pain and reward, and trigger a vicious response cycle that can diminish the pain - relieving power of medications, prompt users to reach for increasingly larger quantities of opioids and lead to deadly overdoses.
The HHS plan includes $ 750 million for NIH from an HHS - wide fund to combat the opioid epidemic that would go in part to a new public - private partnership to find treatments and alternative pain drugs.