All posts tagged "Opioids"
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Austin Schoonmaker | October 5, 2019
DEA Seizes Massive Amount of Fentanyl at University City Apartment
After investigators searched the apartment of a chemistry professor who died of an overdose last Friday, they were...
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Austin Schoonmaker | September 23, 2019
San Diego County Awarded Grant to Fight Opioid Crisis
Faced with record-breaking prescription drug overdoses, the County of San Diego is receiving assistance in the form of...
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Austin Schoonmaker | July 30, 2019
Fentanyl Responsible for Most Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than street heroin, has become a major player problem in the...
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Austin Schoonmaker | January 16, 2019
Americans Now More Likely to Die From Opioid Overdoses than Car Crashes
Putting some major perspective into the severity of the opioid epidemic, a new report from the National Safety...
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Austin Schoonmaker | November 29, 2018
Opioid Epidemic Showing No Signs of Slowing Down According to CDC Reports
The opioid epidemic currently sweeping through the United States is showing no signs of slowing down, with a...
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Austin Schoonmaker | November 6, 2018
FDA Approves New Drug That Could Make the Opioid Epidemic Worse
As the opioid epidemic continues to surge through America, The Food and Drug Administration just approved a new...
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Austin Schoonmaker | August 16, 2018
2017 Set a Record for Highest Opioid Overdoes
The opioid epidemic is showing no signs of slowing down, and a new report released Wednesday by the...
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Austin Schoonmaker | March 19, 2018
Trump calls for death penalty in new opioid attack plan
President Trump will formally announce a new call for death penalties for drug dealers, in a fresh attack...
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Austin Schoonmaker | March 12, 2018
Opioid manufacturers found to be paying physicians for over-prescribing drugs
According to new analysis by CNN and Harvard University, researchers have found that opioid manufacturers are paying physicians...