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Opioid epidemic in the United States

Children Born Dependent on Opioids
Addiction / National

Nationwide Study Shows Continued Rise in Opioid Affected Births

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that the rates of pregnant women diagnosed with opioid use …

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
National

HUD Launches Recovery Housing Program to Aid Americans Recovering from Substance Abuse

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced the publication of the Notice for HUD’s pilot Recovery Housing Program (RHP). The program was …

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New Deadly Opioid Results in over 120 Deaths
Addiction / News

New Deadly Opioid Results in over 120 Deaths

November 23, 2020November 22, 2020 - by MyChesCo

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A novel synthetic opioid named brorphine, with effects similar to fentanyl, is the latest opioid drug to emerge on the illicit market.  In a new publication recently …

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Students Participate in PA CURE: Community Health Research Initiatives Training Program
Addiction / Lincoln University

Students Participate in PA CURE: Community Health Research Initiatives Training Program

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 - by MyChesCo

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA — Three students recently spent eight weeks traveling Philadelphia onboard a van that serves as a mobile drug treatment facility to get a first-hand look at how physicians …

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Opiod Epidemic
Government / Infectious Diseases / National

HHS Invests Nearly $115 Million to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities

September 16, 2020September 15, 2020 - by MyChesCo

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded approximately $25 million to 80 award recipients across 36 states and two …

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Food and Drug Administration
Government / National / Web sites / Internet

FDA Warns Website Operators Illegally Selling Opioids to Consumers

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 - by MyChesCo

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to 17 website operators for illegally selling unapproved and misbranded opioids online in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and …

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Trump Administration Seized More Than 2,600 Pounds of Illegal Narcotics in Indian Country Last Year
Crime / Government / National

Trump Administration Seized More Than 2,600 Pounds of Illegal Narcotics in Indian Country Last Year

August 26, 2020August 25, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration this week highlighted efforts made in 2019 by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Joint Opioid Reduction Task Force in Indian Country, as law enforcement officials …

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HHS Awards Over $101 Million to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Addiction / Government / National

HHS Awards Over $101 Million to Combat the Opioid Crisis

August 8, 2020August 7, 2020 - by MyChesCo

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health and Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded over $101 million to combat substance use disorders (SUD) and opioid …

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Opioid use
Government / Health / Medical / National

VA Reduces Prescription Opioid Use by 64% During Past Eight Years

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it has successfully reduced prescription opioid use in patients within the VA health care system by 64%, from more …

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Indivior, Inc. to Pay $10 Million to Consumers, Settling FTC Charges that the Company Illegally Maintained a Monopoly
Business / Government / National

Indivior, Inc. to Pay $10 Million to Consumers, Settling FTC Charges that the Company Illegally Maintained a Monopoly

July 27, 2020July 25, 2020 - by MyChesCo

Indivior, Inc. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated antitrust laws through a deceptive scheme to thwart lower priced generic competition with …

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