The federal government will provide $485 million in grants to fund evidence-based prevention and treatment initiatives to address the nation's opioid abuse crisis, HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, said this week.
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The sheriff of Morris County, N.J., used drug forfeiture money to convert a van into a mobile drug intervention vehicle to connect the county's drug users with substance abuse treatment services, according to a CBS New York report.
Despite the fact that public attention has surged around law enforcement-caused injuries in recent years, the number of emergency department visits for people injured by law enforcement remained steady from 2006 to 2012, according to research published in JAMA Surgery.
For pain relief, many Americans believe the use of a physician's prescription for opioids poses a greater health risk than regular use of marijuana, according to a new Yahoo/Marist poll released Monday.
Court documents unsealed Monday shed new light on Prince's opioid addiction, suggesting the pop star hid painkillers in over-the-counter vitamin and aspirin bottles, reports The New York Times.
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Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group saw revenue and earnings from operations increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 despite its widespread withdrawal from the ACA individual marketplace this year.
Pittsburgh-based Magee-Womens Hospital's Pregnancy Recovery Center opened five locations in three counties to provide opioid dependency treatment for expectant mothers close to their homes.
West Virginia is looking to schools to help combat the opioid epidemic, according to a report on rt.com.
Virginia is seeing significant effects of the opioid epidemic, reports The Washington Post.
Republican Governor Rick Scott and state Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly endorsed two pieces of legislation Tuesday designed to combat the opioid epidemic in Florida, according to a report from WGCU.