• As opioid settlement money starts to flow in, states debate how best to use it

    As opioid settlement money starts to flow in, states debate how best to use it

    Jul 31, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    ... from it. You see things a lot differently. Cat Wise: Russell says his sister, who died in 2019, was outside a gas station when she overdosed. Those around her weren't able to help. John Russell: If she would have had Narcan, it might have helped you. So, then I ...

  • WATCH: House Republicans grill Mayorkas on 'disastrous' border policy and renew impeachment calls

    WATCH: House Republicans grill Mayorkas on 'disastrous' border policy and renew impeachment calls

    Jul 26, 2023 03:01 PM EST

    ... sides agree is a flawed immigration system. But Republicans zeroed in on the influx of fentanyl into the country, blaming Mayorkas for the number of overdoses that have happened across American communities in the past several years. “The fentanyl killing thousands of Americans every year is a direct result of ...

  • Court says OxyContin maker's bankruptcy and protections for Sackler family can move forward

    Court says OxyContin maker's bankruptcy and protections for Sackler family can move forward

    Jul 25, 2023 10:42 PM EST

    ... company is sentenced for a criminal guilty plea — something that could not happen for months. Opioids have been linked to more than 70,000 fatal overdoses annually in the U.S. in recent years. Most of those are from fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. But the crisis widened in the ...

  • DEA official resigns amid reports of previous Big Pharma consulting work

    DEA official resigns amid reports of previous Big Pharma consulting work

    Jul 19, 2023 05:08 PM EST

    ... to help us bring cases against entire criminal networks and to investigate the entire globally fentanyl supply chain.” WATCH: St. Louis combats opioid crisis as overdose deaths skyrocket among Black Americans Milione’s exit adds to the turmoil at the top of the DEA following a number of other high ...

  • Nevada secures $285 million opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion

    Nevada secures $285 million opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion

    Jul 06, 2023 06:58 PM EST

    ... million deal with CVS in May.Much of the more than $50 billion obtained through settlements nationwide is to be used to deal with an overdose crisis linked to more than 100,000 deaths a year in the U.S. Last year, CVS agreed to pay state and local governments ...

  • U.S. maternal deaths more than doubled over 20 years. Here's who fared the worst

    U.S. maternal deaths more than doubled over 20 years. Here's who fared the worst

    Jul 03, 2023 08:05 PM EST

    ... which is defined as a death during pregnancy or up to a year afterward. Common causes include excessive bleeding, infection, heart disease, suicide and drug overdose. Bryant and her colleagues at Mass General Brigham and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington started with national ...

  • Why post-Roe abortion restrictions worry domestic violence experts

    Why post-Roe abortion restrictions worry domestic violence experts

    Jun 28, 2023 08:55 PM EST

    ... concerned that states with abortion restrictions will see a rise in maternal mortality and deaths among pregnant and postpartum people due to homicide, suicide and overdose. “They're all connected with domestic violence,” she said. Abusers tend to hide their behavior from everyone except their victim, who may feel compelled ...

  • Dueling campaign events deepen Trump-DeSantis rivalry

    Dueling campaign events deepen Trump-DeSantis rivalry

    Jun 27, 2023 09:45 PM EST

    ... noting how tougher border security could eventually help limit the ravages of opioid addiction, which have hit the state particularly hard, even as deaths from overdoses have climbed all over the country. He promised the “most assertive” policy against drug cartels “any administration has ever had." ”We have to do ...

  • DeSantis details aggressive immigration and border security plan that faces long odds

    DeSantis details aggressive immigration and border security plan that faces long odds

    Jun 26, 2023 05:51 PM EST

    ... down at times when law enforcement chases immigrants attempting to evade detection. Several mothers in the crowd also said they have lost children to fentanyl overdoses. DeSantis was supportive of one audience member who suggested that the "invasion" at the border constituted an "act of war." "I think the state ...

  • News Wrap: DOJ charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl chemicals

    News Wrap: DOJ charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl chemicals

    Jun 23, 2023 10:55 PM EST

    The highly addictive opioid has fueled an epidemic of overdoses. U.S. officials said the chemicals go to the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico, which sells the finished fentanyl in the U.S.    Attorney General Merrick Garland today defended the investigation of Hunter Biden, the president's son. IRS ...