Rockville: Around 80,000 Americans die from overdoses each year, and almost three million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder. Opioid medications that bind to opioid receptors include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine. Mu-opioid receptor activation causes euphoria and pain alleviation as well as physical dependence and slowed breathing, the latter of which can result in … Read more
New York: CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Walmart Inc have agreed to pay about $13.8 billion to resolve thousands of US state, local and tribal government lawsuits accusing the pharmacy chains of mishandling opioid painkillers. CVS said Wednesday it had agreed to pay about $5 billion over 10 years, and Walgreens disclosed … Read more
Aug. 19, 2022 — Among hockey fans, Kevin Stevens is a legend. A member of several teams, including the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers, the now 57-year-old was especially known for being a Pittsburgh Penguin during the team’s Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992. But the Bostonian is also a recovering addict … Read more
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A proposed $26 billion settlement on opioid-related lawsuits has been reached with four large drug companies, a group of state attorneys general announced Wednesday. If enough states sign on to the deal with the country’s three major drug distributors — Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson — and pharmaceutical … Read more
Part of getting older means that you may deal with aches and pain. To treat pain, your doctor may prescribe an opioid. You’ll join a large group of older adults: As many as 9% of adults age 65 and older take an opioid for pain. Opioids are one of the strongest kinds of pain … Read more
Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid painkiller OxyContin linked to the opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal crimes as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The company will plead guilty to three counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating federal anti-kickback … Read more