Stories Tagged as
Opioids
Where will the opioids settlement money go?
by
Ellen Rolfes
Jun 16, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #154
California invests millions to try and curtail drug overdoses
Dec 28, 2021
The program's approach includes an emphasis on medically-assisted treatment, using drugs to help ease withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
What tiny Estonia can teach the U.S. about opioids
by
Victoria Craig
and Szu Ping Chan
May 31, 2019
The Baltic nation has reduced opioid-related death rates. But how?
Drug summit looks at ways to prevent overdose deaths
Apr 23, 2019
President Trump expected to address the summit Wednesday.
Opioids made it impossible to run his family business, so he became an undercover cop
by
Caitlin Esch
Apr 3, 2019
Bucky Culbertson's career has followed the booms and busts of Wise County, up to his current job fighting the opioid epidemic.
In the midst of a massive opioid crisis, hospitals are experiencing an opioid shortage
May 14, 2018
Drug shortages are nothing new in U.S. hospitals.
For public good, not for profit.
Lawmakers to grill drug wholesalers over opioid epidemic
May 8, 2018
Prescription drug wholesalers, who sit between pharmaceutical manufacturers and health care providers, are expected to get an earful about their role in the opioid epidemic Tuesday. Executives from five companies will testify in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.
Trump plans to fight opioid epidemic online, in ads
Mar 19, 2018
Congressional hearings on more than a dozen opioid bills start on Wednesday. Today President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to tackle the epidemic … including a multimillion dollar media blitz that he promises will keep kids from getting hooked on prescription painkillers and heroin. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
How one sentence helped set off the opioid crisis
by
Caitlin Esch
Dec 13, 2017
Recently unsealed documents shed light on how the maker of OxyContin seems to have relied more on focus groups than on scientific studies to create an aggressive and misleading marketing campaign that helped fuel the national opioid epidemic.