... of work. But that means only about $850 million will go to people who were devastated by OxyContin, people who lost family members to fatal overdoses, people who lost years of their own lives to this. Some of them say they will only get a few thousand dollars in compensation ...
... would be dedicated to battling the epidemic. Most of the money would go to state and local governments to address the nation's addiction and overdose crisis, but potentially more than $850 million would go directly to individual victims. That makes it different from the other major settlements. The payouts ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star's overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in ...
... of them for over 20 years to look at how early life experiences predict a variety of different health outcomes, most specifically HIV, substance use, overdose, suicide, mental health, a variety of health issues that we know disproportionately impact that group of young men. And the goal of that study ...
... Promoting the Public’s Health” emblazoned on its van, is similar to other U.S. health departments. They run programs to reduce suicides and drug overdoses, improve prenatal health and help people stop smoking. They educate people about health and test for and treat diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis ...
... circles now cast doubt about the cause of death, pointing to his drug use, even though testimony at Derek Chauvin's trial ruled out an overdose. They have criticized the cases against the officers involved, and some have even called on President Trump to pardon Chauvin. Medaria Arrandondo: To create ...
... today, 80,000 people died from an overdose in 2024. That's down 27 percent from the year before. Experts say increased availability of the overdose reversal drug naloxone, plus expanded addiction treatment services, may have contributed to the decline, though they also point out that the annual overdose deaths ...
... income families across the country. But Democrats argued other cuts and thousands of job losses will ultimately impact how the federal government works to reduce overdose deaths, provide cancer treatments, or provide heating assistance to poor Americans. One Washington state mother, Natalie, has faced delays in treatment for stage 4 ...
... Tennessee, Kennedy did not address recent budget and personnel cuts or agency reorganizations that many experts believe could jeopardize public health, including recent progress on overdose deaths. Kennedy drew cheers when he said that we need to do “practical things” to help people with addictions, like providing them with Suboxone ...
... Congress have found agreement on trying to halt the flow of fentanyl into the United States, where it is blamed for tens of thousands of overdose deaths every year. Trump has said that halting the illicit flow of fentanyl is one of the top goals of his on-again-off ...
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