FDA Hosts Third Summit Focused on Reducing the Availability of Opioids Online
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following quote is attributed to Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D.:
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$123 Million in Grants Awarded for Multifront Approach to Combat the Nation’s Overdose Epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding more than $123 million in funding through six grant programs to provide multifaceted support to communities …
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Distributors Announce Proposed Opioid Settlement Agreement
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC), Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) and McKesson (NYSE: MCK) announced this week that they have negotiated a comprehensive proposed settlement agreement which, if all conditions …
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Philly’s Mayor Issues Statement on Nationwide Opioid Settlement
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney issued the following statement on this week’s nationwide opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson and the Big 3 opioid distributors:
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FDA Approves Higher Dosage of Naloxone Nasal Spray to Treat Opioid Overdose
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of a higher dose naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray product to treat opioid overdose. The newly approved product delivers …
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President Biden to Address HMP Global’s 10th Annual Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
MALVERN, PA — Amid alarming data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) illustrating an acceleration of the substance misuse epidemic and drug overdose deaths as a result …
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Nationwide Study Shows Continued Rise in Opioid Affected Births
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 …
Read MoreHUD Launches Recovery Housing Program to Aid Americans Recovering from Substance Abuse
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
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
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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