Tag: Opioids
US lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug
The Biden administration is easing decades-old requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using medication.
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Prince fans headed to Paisley Park five years after death
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, will welcome back a select 1,400 fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of...
EXPLAINER: State, defense differ on impact of Floyd drug use
CHICAGO — The effect George Floyd's drug use had on his health and his death remained a key thread as attorneys delivered closing arguments...
A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Larrecsa Cox steered past the used tire shop, where a young man had collapsed a few days before, the syringe...
Indiana man pleads guilty in crash that killed his 2 kids
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. — An eastern Indiana man charged in the crash deaths of his two young children has pleaded guilty to charges that...
Judge rules pretrial against opioid firm; cites delays, lies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge has made a rare move to rule against an opioid firm before a civil trial over its role...
Loved ones struggle with why New Mexico friends were killed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jennifer Lannon loved her children, though she lost custody of them because of her struggle with prescription drug use. Just about...
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?
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Newly confirmed surgeon general to focus on COVID, opioids
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed a soft-spoken physician as President Joe Biden's surgeon general Tuesday. While Dr. Vivek Murthy says ending the coronavirus pandemic...
Newly confirmed surgeon general to focus on COVID, opioids
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed a soft-spoken physician as President Joe Biden's surgeon general Tuesday. While Dr. Vivek Murthy says ending the coronavirus pandemic...