Sentences with phrase «opioid drug crisis»

Erie County leaders expressed alarm and outrage Saturday over a report by National Public Radio on Friday that the Trump administration is thinking about gutting several federal programs aimed at fighting the opioid drug crisis.

The stereotype - shattering nature of the opioid drug crisis, both in Erie County and nationwide, has not gone unnoticed by activists in the black community who remember when the crack epidemic swept through low - income, urban neighborhoods in the 1980s and early»90s, leading to a spike in violent crime and homicides.

The County Legislature has also earmarked a one - time expenditure of $ 1 million in county savings to provide more resources toward the opioid drug crisis.

Erie County leaders expressed alarm and outrage over a report by National Public Radio on Friday that the Trump administration is thinking about gutting several federal programs aimed at fighting the opioid drug crisis.

State and the federal governments are making historic moves to combat the U.S. opioid drug crisis.

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And the opioid epidemic is at the forefront of this crisis, with fears the drugs could kill nearly 500,000 people over the next decade.

Drug disposal programs are one way to help stem the growing opioid crisis.

Earlier this year Trump repeatedly suggested giving drug dealers the death penalty in an effort to solve the ongoing opioid crisis.

But further analysis released by the public health agency Friday highlight two alarming trends for U.S. mortality: significant rises in gun and, especially, drug overdose deaths (with the latter driven by the ongoing opioid crisis in America).

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.

Other pain points included drug pricing and how approving more generics may affect costs (Gottlieb parried that question by noting the FDA doesn't have the authority to negotiate prices or consider pricing when approving a drug) and his alleged softness on opioid drug makers due the aforementioned financial ties and pro-industry ideology (the nominee noted that he considers opioid addiction and overdoses a public health crisis «on the order of Ebola and Zika»).

We'll talk to him about what's next at the FDA, including his vision for attacking the opioid crisis and his plans to balance public safety with faster drug approvals.

The next HHS Secretary will have to address America's opioid epidemic crisis; funding for scientific research; and proposed reforms to the drug approval process, among much, much more.

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will unveil a plan on Monday to combat the opioid addiction crisis that includes seeking the death penalty for drug dealers and urging Congress to toughen sentencing laws for drug traffickers, White House officials said on Sunday.

A House committee trying to understand how the opioid crisis came to be and what to do next has set a May 8 hearing for drug distributors to explain their role.

As Andrew explains, it is the most insidious development yet in the opioid crisis: «It — because of its potency — is killing so many more people so much more rapidly than the prescription drugs or even the heroin did.»

The opioid crisis is fueled largely by young adults — the largest subset of prescription drug abusers in the population.

According to a report from Politico, the White House's soon - to - be-unveiled plan to combat the opioid crisis includes one detail that should terrify and outrage pro-life advocates: The death penalty for even low - level drug dealers.

And he says execution should be the flagship «get tough» consequence for drug dealers, claiming that countries that impose the death penalty for drug traffickers don't have drug crises like America's opioid problem.

«It's a way for us to engage the argument around drug policy for folks who might not necessarily think in those terms, or be familiar with the larger debate, which is our whole interest — taking the debate beyond the field, especially during a national opioid crisis.»

Sen. Martin Golden on Friday apologized after he was criticized for saying in an interview that heroin is not a «ghetto drug» and suggesting the opioid addiction crisis was impacting upper income people.

In the face of roughly 11 deaths each week in Erie County due to opioid drug overdoses, the County Legislature is poised to approve a «crisis response plan» today that would better connect those suffering from addiction with services and expand Health Department programs aimed add addressing the epidemic.

In the afternoon, the president will deliver remarks on combatting drug demand and the opioid crisis, and then meet with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

President Trump said the nation's opioid epidemic — which is killing more than 100 people each day — is the «worst drug crisis in American history» and declared it a public health emergency, pledging the nation's full resolve in overcoming it.

Lawmakers also questioned Marks over two - plus hours on a range of judicial issues, including plans to expand Buffalo's successful drug intervention court to other areas of the state hit hard by the opioid overdose crisis.

Hours before the vote Senate President Joe Negron kicked off the 2018 legislative session by urging lawmakers to address the opioid crisis and to make sure addicts have access to the resources they need to beat their drug habits.

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.

Methadone, oxycodone and hydrocodone are the most common prescription drugs associated with the opioid crisis, the CDC

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Erie County continues to take a proactive stance to address the serious public health crisis of fatal opioid drug overdoses in our community.

We've had drug manufacturers basically admitting their complicity in the opioid crisis.»

Topical lectures will include discussions on the responsibility of the scientific community to address sexual harassment by Meg Urry of Yale University; solutions to the opioid crisis by Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse; the future of science in Africa by Thomas Kariuki of the African Academy of Sciences; forensic science and the law by federal district judge Jed Rakoff; music for brain health by Nina Kraus of Northwestern University; the violence of migration by anthropologist Jason De León of the University of Michigan; and more.

The findings are among many in a survey exploring attitudes and awareness of Americans about the opioid epidemic in particular and drug misuse in general, as well as how to address the crisis.

«Analyzing street drugs points to potential early warning system in opioid crisis.»

«There is currently an opioid crisis in the United States, and intraoperative methadone offers promise as a drug that can reduce the need for these pain medications during recovery.»

In light of the growing opioid crisis, the Federal Drug Administration in October 2014 reclassified all hydrocodone products in a way that makes them more carefully controlled, including limiting prescriptions to a 30 - day supply with no refills.

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.

Back problems are almost epidemic in our society; in fact, chronic back pain lies at the root of the escalating opioid crisis, which has turned into a major public health issue in the U.S. Not surprisingly, the American College of Physicians now recommends that doctors recommend self - care techniques like yoga and Tai Chi for back pain sufferers before prescribing addictive drugs.

Prevention efforts that start with young children and a significantly overhauled addiction - treatment system will be key to addressing the opioid epidemic, as well as any future crises involving drug abuse, Richter said.

Nor will another trending topic of drug addiction hurt the chances of Heroin (e), which not only deals forcefully with the much talked - about opioid crisis, but also does it by focusing on the heroic efforts of three women leading the charge in West Virginia.

A fair number of the education stories on the opioid crisis have been about schools choosing to stock up on the anti-opioid overdose drug, naloxone — and the worry that some critics have that it would end up encouraging students to abuse heroin and opioids.

From July 20: Another sign that the opioid crisis is getting worse is that dogs — both pets and police animals — have been exposed to these drugs.

In an unsolicited e-mail to me last week, Thompson wrote, «So, Jason, is Trump going to meet with Mexican drug cartel lords to ask them what to do about the opioid crisis.

In the apparently unsolicited email Thompson asks «So, Jason, is Trump going to meet with Mexican drug cartel lords to ask them what to do about the opioid crisis.

Beverly Fishman's wall reliefs are seemingly sleek abstract compositions that mimic prescription drugs and medications like Prozac and Xanax, referencing the current opioid addiction crisis.

The omnipresence of substances and the consequences of their handling within society currently inspire heated debates on a global scale — from the opioid crisis in the USA to the failure of the «war on drugs,» from the proclamation of a psychedelic renaissance to the LGBTQI community's struggle for legal access to hormones.

As the opioid crisis spins out of control in Ohio, local courts and mental health agencies came together at the State Library of Ohio to train criminal justice professionals on how to safely incorporate medication assisted treatment in drug courts.

This is currently happening in Toronto, where Harm Reduction Workers set up an illegal pop - up overdose prevention site in Moss Park because they believed the opioid crisis is at a point where drug users in the city can not wait months for a legal supervised injection site...

«If we're going to end this unprecedented drug crisis, which is claiming the lives of 64,000 Americans each year, doctors must stop overprescribing opioids and law enforcement must aggressively pursue those medical professionals who act in their own financial interests, at the expense of their patients» best interests.»

The Trump administration said it will seek stiffer penalties against drug dealers — including the death penalty where appropriate under current law — and it wants the number of prescriptions for powerful painkillers to be cut by one - third nationwide as part of a broad effort to combat the opioid crisis.

The current epidemic of opioid use has been called the worst drug crisis in American history with associated overdose deaths building across the nation.