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Cherokee Nation sues pharmaceutical companies, retailers over opioid abuse
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. –– The Cherokee Nation has filed a lawsuit in tribal court against McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc, CVS ... Read more
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In search of less addictive pain killers
(AP) Tummy tucks really hurt. Doctors carve from hip to hip, slicing off skin, tightening muscles, tugging at ... Read more
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Heroin overdoses on the rise in Southern Indiana
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Soon after a needle exchange opened in Southern Indiana late January, Clark County Health Officer ... Read more
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In Indiana, prescription opioids a leading pathway to heroin
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Right around the time Dr. James Patrick Murphy opened a pain management center in Louisville, ... Read more
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Drug maker to pay $35 million in opiod case
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A top maker of brand-name and generic narcotic painkillers has agreed to pay the ... Read more
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COLUMN: Grim reality of drug overdose deaths
The dichotomy of the word “fix” is interesting. It can mean repair. It can be used, too, as ... Read more
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Curious toddlers are opiod victims
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Curious toddlers find the drugs in a mother’s purse or accidentally dropped on the floor. ... Read more
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Poison control centers receive 32 calls a day about children exposed to opioids
The phone rings once approximately every 45 minutes - that is how often poison control centers in the ... Read more
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Analysis: Americans use far more opioids than anyone else in the world
The number of opioid prescriptions has decreased in the past few years, after more than a decade of ... Read more
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Singer tells story of West Virginia’s opioid crisis through latest song
BECKLEY, W. Va. –– "Hear the rattle in the holler, that ain't no snake. That's a white coat ... Read more