Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle opioid …
18 hours ago · Kroger agreed in 2023 to settle other lawsuits over the U.S. opioid crisis. As part of that deal, it agreed to pay up to $1.2 billion to state and local governments. Kentucky chose not to ...
Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid …
18 hours ago · Opioid misuse and specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), continues to represent a significant U.S. public health threat, with more than 6 million Americans aged 12 and older meeting the criteria ...
Stimulant Users Are Caught in Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid …
Jan 3, 2025 · The first wave of the long-running and devastating opioid epidemic began in the United States with the abuse of prescription painkillers in the early 2000s. The second wave involved an increase in heroin use, starting around 2010. The third wave began when powerful synthetic opioids such as fentanyl started appearing in the supply around 2015.
Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid ...
19 hours ago · Kentucky will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation’s largest grocery chains of helping fuel the opioid epidemic, the state’s attorney general said Thursday.. The state will use the money it is getting in its settlement with The Kroger Co. to combat an addiction that has ravaged communities and given the state some of the nation’s highest overdose death rates.
The state of the opioid crisis in 2024: It’s as bad as ever | Vox
Jan 16, 2024 · In 2022, 6.1 million people 12 and older had an opioid use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s most recent annual survey, while 8.9...
First on CNN: To ‘meet people where they are,’ HHS to allow opioid ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Some people being treated for opioid use disorders can now take home doses of their methadone medications or schedule telehealth appointments in ways they haven’t always been able to do...
News Releases | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Apr 12, 2017 · Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for opioid use disorder | En español September 24, 2024 | NIH findings highlight critical gaps in treatment access in correctional facilities for people with SUDs.
Opioid crisis renews focus on expanding access to methadone
Dec 17, 2024 · While the numbers are finally starting to decline, more than 74,000 Americans are still dying every year from opioid overdoses. Despite that, very few people who are struggling with addiction get...
Opioid Use Disorder news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News
Jan 31, 2023 · Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News. New data also shows what helps people enter recovery from drug addiction and substance use disorder. A...
‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by …
Feb 21, 2024 · These waves, according to a report out Wednesday from Millennium Health, began with the crisis in prescription opioid use, followed by a significant jump in heroin use, then an increase in...