Analysis
Damaging Drug War Bill Excluded From Congressional Opioid Package
SITSA Would Have Given Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department Broad Powers to Ban Any Drug They READ MORE
opioid crisis
Health and Fitness
Senator Durbin Highlights Successes In Senate’s Bipartisan Opioid Package
Bill includes Durbin initiatives on addressing child trauma and allowing DEA to stem the oversupply READ MORE
Health and Fitness
NIOSH Launches New Framework to Tackle Opioid Crisis in the Workplace
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Opioid use and misuse in the workplace READ MORE
Health and Fitness
Governor Rauner Revises Medical Marijuana Legislation to Include Use for Pain Management to Help Combat Opioid Crisis
Alternatives to Opioids Act of 2018 offers pain-management option CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Rosemary READ MORE
Health and Fitness
FDA Takes Action Against 21 Websites Marketing Unapproved Opioids
Action part of agency’s effort to target illegal online sales Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 READ MORE
Health and Fitness
Justice Department Attacks Supervised Consumption Sites, Despite Proven Record of Reducing Overdoses and Saving Lives
California Passes Groundbreaking Supervised Consumption Sites Legislation, Heads to Governor for Signature Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 READ MORE
Health and Fitness
FDA Encourages Development of Novel Medicines for Treatment of Opioid Abuse
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2018 By: Michael Felberbaum The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today READ MORE
Analysis
How Rival Opioid Makers Sought To Cash In On Alarm Over OxyContin’s Dangers
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2018 By: Fred Schulte As Purdue Pharma faced mounting criticism over deaths linked READ MORE
Health and Fitness
FDA Takes Action Against 53 Websites Marketing Unapproved Opioids
Actions are part of a comprehensive effort to target illegal online sales Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June READ MORE
Health and Fitness
Attorney General Madigan Leads Coalition in Support of Stiffer Penalties for Irresponsible Drug Manufacturers
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan led a bipartisan coalition READ MORE