San Francisco Examiner14d
SF leaders renew focus on overdose crisis’ racial disparities
Elected San Francisco leaders, public-health officials, substance-use experts and nonprofit heads have pledged renewed commitment to minimize racial disparities in fatal overdoses. The vow stemmed ...
Hoodline5d
Bipartisan Crusade in Senate Tackles Opioid Crisis: Kelly and Tillis Unveil Groundbreaking Alternatives to PAIN Act for Senior Health
U.S. Senators propose the Alternatives to PAIN Act to increase access to non-opioid pain treatments for seniors.
Long Island Press3d
After 70 years of service, the need for LICADD continues to grow amid local opioid crisis
LICADD has been addressing substance use for nearly 70 years, but that fight is not stopping, nor is it's intensity lessening ...
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4 billion settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis
The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement ...
Brandeis University24d
The Opioid Prophet
an advocacy group pushing for an increased federal response to the opioid crisis. Flattery credits Kolodny with helping survivors deal with the devastating effects of their loss. “He has been an ...
ABC News22d
Opioid Epidemic
Dr. Darien Sutton explains why. The settlement is for the role they had in helping fuel the opioid crisis as federal prosecutors says the company "knew the risks." Madi lost her dad to an overdose ...