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After a Tennessee nurse killed a patient because of a drug error, the companies behind hospital medication cabinets said they would make the devices safer. But did they?
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The order targeted drugs known as nitazenes, which Moody’s office said have been linked since 2022 to at least 15 deaths in Florida, including five reported by the Pasco-Pinellas medical examiner.
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The order came in a lawsuit filed by the Florida attorney general’s office in 2018 seeking unspecified damages against drug manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
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Overdose rates were on the rise before the COVID pandemic, but last year's lockdowns exacerbated the issue.
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A Jacksonville City Council member says he will introduce legislation to authorize a program for drug users to safely exchange used needles for new ones at no cost.
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Small amounts of all drugs are now legal in Oregon—but the state’s addiction and recovery community are still debating if it’s a good idea.
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The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of three years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years.
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Two fourth-year students at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, and their faculty mentor, completed a recently-published study that suggests hospitals across Florida would save millions of dollars with the help of syringe exchange programs.
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During Substance Abuse Prevention Month, a campaign is distributing thousands of drug disposal pouches, enough to destroy more than 1 million pills.
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Figures from a U.S. government survey released Friday show some progress in the fight against the ongoing opioid addiction crisis with fewer people in...
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Most potential new drugs don't work when tested in people. It's a major disappointment and it drives up the cost of developing new drugs. One big reason is the use of animals in medical research.
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Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen is working to put the anti-overdose medication naloxone into the hands of as many heroin users as possible. But the price of the antidote has nearly doubled.