The Wisconsin Counties Association expects 60 to 70 of the state's 72 counties to join a proposed lawsuit alleging drug companies engaged in fraudulent practices when promoting opioids in the state, according to a report from Wisconsin Public Radio.
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Treating opioid addiction in the primary care setting could become a key component to addressing the nation's ongoing opioid overdose crisis, according to a study published in PLOS One.
Provisional data the CDC released in September suggested more than 64,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2016, which surpasses the 58,200 Americans who died in the Vietnam War and the 50,682 people who died from HIV/AIDS in 1995, according…
Attorneys representing Beaver County, Pa., filed a lawsuit Monday against nearly two dozen drugmakers, drug distributors and physicians for their alleged roles in the county's spike in opioid-related overdoses, according to a report from CBS Pittsburgh.
West Virginians believe the opioid epidemic is the most important health issue in the state, followed by obesity and cancer, according to a state-based public opinion survey conducted by Zogby Analytics and commissioned by ReasearchAmerica.
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President Donald Trump on Monday said he will declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency next week, according to a CNN report.
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