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Standards for how to investigate and report on overdoses vary widely across states and counties. As a result, opioid overdose deaths aren't always captured in the data reported to the federal
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In 1999, opioid overdose deaths totaled 8,050 in the U.S., of which nearly 26 percent were women. In 17 years, the share of women in opioid overdose deaths has
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WASHINGTON — A $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through the end of September won't include protections for the recreational marijuana industry — a blow to Colorado lawmakers who
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A North Carolina woman was arrested Wednesday after video surfaced on social media of her baby smoking marijuana. Brianna Ashanti Lofton, 20, was charged with two counts of felony child abuse,
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From 2015 to 2017, the state saw a 20 percent overall decrease in opioid prescriptions, according to data from the state's Controlled Substances Board. Prescriptions for hydrocodone-acetaminophen decreased by 26 percent
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These days, Americans shop for nearly everything online--including marijuana. That's the conclusion of a new study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine led by San Diego State University
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The suit alleges that drug manufacturers exaggerated the benefits of opioid use for chronic pain and concealed the narcotics' long-term side effects. Defendants also include distributors, retailers and a handful of
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV/AP) - A coalition of cities and counties around Arkansas announced Wednesday it had sued dozens of makers and distributors of opioids, arguing that the companies should bear
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Other new investments include $415 million to expand addiction prevention and treatment and help with workforce training, focused on rural communities; a $185 million increase for opioid programs under SAMHSA and
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