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Survey: Less than half of Americans think opioid addiction is treatable

Just 47 percent of Americans think opioid addiction is treatable, according to preliminary research sponsored by Cigna and conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Addiction specialists back Trump's surgeon general pick

Jerome Adams, MD, an anesthesiologist and President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Surgeon General, prioritized efforts to combat the opioid epidemic as Indiana's health commissioner, according to NPR.

Viewpoint: 'As a pediatrician, I share some of the blame for the opioid epidemic'

David Myles, MD, a pediatrician with the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., shared his experience treating an 18-year-old opioid overdose patient for an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun.

Missouri AG sues drugmakers for fraudulent opioid advertising

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of the state against Purdue Pharma, Endo Health Solutions and Janssen Pharmaceuticals for allegedly engaging in fraudulent opioid advertising.

Young people with opioid use disorder may not receive proper treatment, study suggests

While more insured Americans under 25 years old are being diagnosed with opioid use disorder than ever before, many may not be receiving the medical treatment they need, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Extra funding to offset Medicaid cuts won't help opioid crisis, addiction experts warn

Addiction experts say congressional Republicans' proposal to significantly cut Medicaid funding under the American Health Care Act could exacerbate the nation's worsening opioid crisis.

Individuals with opioid use disorders 9 times more likely to have hep C, study finds

Americans diagnosed with opioid abuse disorder are 9.1 times more likely to be infected with hepatitis C and 2.6 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV, according to a report from the health technology company Amino.

Physician who wrote 1980 letter that fueled opioid crisis responds

Hershel Jick, MD, co-author of a one-paragraph letter to the New England Journal of Medicine in 1980, says he regrets that the inaccurate representation of his words has contributed to the current nationwide opioid epidemic, NPR reports.

Texas joins multistate investigation into opioid manufacturers' role in nationwide epidemic

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week joined a coalition of state attorneys general who are investigating opioid manufacturers' marketing and sales practices to determine whether the companies have broken any laws, according to The Texas Tribune.

State attorneys offices launch nationwide investigation into opioid drugmakers

State attorneys general are joining forces nationwide to investigate the marketing and sales practices of several opioid manufacturers, reports Reuters.