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Minnesota lawmakers introduce 5 bills to combat opioid epidemic

Hundreds of Minnesotans who've lost loved ones to opioid overdoses rallied at the State Capitol building in St. Paul on Tuesday for the state's inaugural "Opioid Awareness Day." The gathering coincided with bill proposals from state lawmakers designed to deter…

15 states where drug overdose deaths increased most from 2014-2015

Opioid overdoses accounted for 33,091 deaths in 2015, according to a CDC report released in December.

Community-based palliative care may decrease ED visits, study finds

Dying patients who received community-based palliative care visited the emergency department half as much in their last year of life, according to an Australian study.

Ohio couple criminally charged after 8-year-old son's apparent heroin overdose

A couple in Berea, Ohio, was charged with child endangerment after their 8-year-old son experienced a suspected heroin overdose, according to WKYC news.

Nearly 70% of opioids not safely stored in households with children

Approximately 31 percent of adults who use opioid painkillers and live with children store the prescription medications safely, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.

Could medical marijuana help remedy the opioid epidemic?

Amid the nationwide opioid epidemic, some researchers and medical providers say greater use of marijuana for pain relief could lead to fewer people using and getting hooked on addictive prescription painkillers, reports The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Prescription drug monitoring programs limit physician shopping for opioids

States that required physicians to check prescription drug monitoring programs before writing an opioid prescription saw lower rates of "physician shopping," which is the practice of visiting several providers to obtain multiple prescriptions for painkillers, according to a new study…

Illinois officials monitor synthetic opioid 'pink'

Public officials in southern Illinois are monitoring the deadly synthetic opioid U-47700 — commonly known as "pink" and "U-4" — which first entered the state in 2016, according to the Herald & Review.

Arkansas state health plans spent 31% more on obese policyholders in 2015, study finds

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement found health plans for public school and state employees spent, on average, 31 percent more covering obese policyholders or their spouses as opposed to other policyholders in 2015, according to an ArkansasOnline report.

California legislators float single-payer health plan legislation

Two lawmakers from California proposed legislation Friday calling for a universal healthcare system to cover the state's 38 million residents, according to a Santa Cruz Sentinel report.