Clinicians Should Stop Auto-prescribing Opioids After C-sections
Researchers seek to change opioid prescribing practices post-delivery.
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ARPO Arrests 14, including a Dozen Medical Providers, in Latest Sting
DOJ’s opioid strike force announces over a dozen arrests in multiple states.
Tennessee Medical Personnel are Arrested for Overprescribing
Two doctors and a nurse are indicted on opioid overprescribing and other federal charges.
San Francisco Goes After Walgreens and Teva in Opioid Suit
One of Cali’s largest opioid hubs blames Walgreens and Teva for the crisis.
Frankenstein Opioids Have Hit Ohio’s Streets, According to AG
A synthetic opioid forty times more deadly than fentanyl has been found all over Ohio.
Two Nurses are Caught Diverting Fentanyl for Personal Use
Nurses use their position in patient care to steal fentanyl for their own use.
J&J, Distributors & Tribal Communities Consider Settlement
Native Americans are set to receive $590 million in opioid settlement funds.
Addiction is Claiming Adolescent Lives at Alarming Rates
Drugs and the pandemic have caused an overwhelming number of teenage and young adult deaths in recent years.
RDC CEO is the First Opioid Distributor Found Guilty
Laurence Doud III is the first distributor to be accused and convicted of defrauding the DEA.