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The Justice Department has mounted a legal challenge to block the effort, claiming such a site violates federal drug laws and would enable opioid users.
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“When you see 65 of these people being arrested, 65 of the people who are responsible for bringing this dangerous drug into our community locked up, that’s a good day for us."
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New York state has passed a second law to tax prescription opioids, after enforcement of a previous version of the measure was found unconstitutional.
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"This lawsuit contains detailed allegations about the Sackler family and their attempt to hide the vast fortunes they collected at the expense of actual lives."
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Schumer called on Congress to extend funding for a comprehensive opioid and mental health care services pilot program.
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First responders in Pennsylvania—and elsewhere—have been reporting a recurring problem when reviving overdose victims. Often, they’re helping the same people, over and over.
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Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) has re-introduced a bill to increase penalties for people convicted of trafficking the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
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The organization is expanding in an effort to keep pace with the rising rate of fatalities. FLACRA is renovating a five-story building on Main Street in Clifton Springs, Ontario County, to house medically supervised detox and addiction treatment facilities.
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After they reach a certain number of patients, doctors must receive approval from the federal government to prescribe Suboxone, a drug used in conjunction with other therapies to manage opioid addiction.
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The commonwealth is considering holding more mass giveaways of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, after finding even more demand than officials had planned for at a recent event.