• Biden says he will request more funding for a new COVID-19 vaccine

    Biden says he will request more funding for a new COVID-19 vaccine

    Aug 25, 2023 09:59 PM EST

    ... season of heat and storms, and funds to bolster the enforcement at the Southern border with Mexico, including money to curb the flow of deadly fentanyl. Last fall, the administration asked for $9.25 billion in funding to combat the virus, but Congress refused the request. For the week ending ...

  • Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family

    Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family

    Aug 10, 2023 09:59 PM EST

    ... accepted. 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 early 2000s as OxyContin and other powerful prescription painkillers became prevalent. Associated Press writer ...

  • Biden asks Congress for more than $13 billion to support Ukraine and $12 billion for disaster fund

    Biden asks Congress for more than $13 billion to support Ukraine and $12 billion for disaster fund

    Aug 10, 2023 08:57 PM EST

    ... wildfires that have erupted nationwide. And the request includes $2.2 billion for Southern border management and $766 million to curb the flow of deadly fentanyl. There is also $100 million earmarked for the Department of Labor to ramp up investigations of suspected child labor violations.To ease passage, Congress ...

  • How opioid settlement money led to a legal battle in Ohio

    How opioid settlement money led to a legal battle in Ohio

    Aug 01, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    Every Saturday, they hand out food, clothing, and the overdose-reversal drug Narcan in Newark, Ohio. Trish Perry: Fentanyl testing strips? Cat Wise: But Perry says her organization has so far encountered stigma and hurdles when applying for funding from opioid settlement money that's earmarked for local governments. Trish ...

  • 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

    ... And he struggled for quite some time. Cat Wise: Shaw's best friend, Chris Goodwin (ph), loved music and his community. He died from a fentanyl overdose in his home earlier this year. While Shaw hopes there will one day be enough funding to open a residential treatment facility, he ...

  • Biden announces new cancer research initiative as part of the bipartisan 'moonshot'

    Biden announces new cancer research initiative as part of the bipartisan 'moonshot'

    Jul 27, 2023 03:01 PM EST

    ... Bruce Reed said the ARPA-H announcement helps meet Biden's efforts to show "that government can still work, both sides can come together, and we can get things done.""Mental health, cancer, veterans, our efforts on fentanyl, are all priorities that affect everyone without regard to party," Reed said.

  • 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

    ... 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 your dereliction," said Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., “When people die of fentanyl ...

  • 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

    ... 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 early 2000s as OxyContin and other powerful prescription painkillers became prevalent.

  • 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

    ... Lou has used his skills as a master case maker 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 ...

  • 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

    ... lock 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 ...