opioid
New technology could detect opioid use through breath test
DAVIS, Calif. (KTXL) — Opioid-related deaths rose above 2,200 in California in 2017 alone, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers are now hoping new technology will save lives. “We’ve developed a collector that can take the breath and store it in a liquid format,” Dr. Nick Kenyon told FOX40. Kenyon is …
Johnson & Johnson reaches settlement with Ohio over opioid crisis
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The healthcare giant says the deal was not an admission of guilt over opioid addiction in Ohio Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $20.4m (£16.6m) settlement with two counties in the US state of Ohio. The healthcare giant said it was made to avoid a trial on allegations of …
Johnson & Johnson reaches $20.4 million settlement in huge opioid case
Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that it has reached a $20.4 million settlement with two Ohio counties on the eve of a huge federal trial to determine who is responsible for the nation’s opioid epidemic. Johnson & Johnson would pay Cuyahoga and Summit counties $10 million in cash, reimburse $5 million in legal fees …
D.E.A. Let Opioid Production Surge as Crisis Grew, Justice Dept. Says
The Drug Enforcement Administration authorized large increases in the production of painkillers even as the number of opioid-related deaths in the United States soared, the Justice Department’s inspector general said in a harsh review on Tuesday. The watchdog office said that the D.E.A. was “slow to respond” to the opioid crisis, adding that more than …
FINDING SOLUTIONS: Breaking the cycle of opioid addiction | News
Pat had just intravenously injected heroin through his jugular vein. He was in the Kensington neighborhood where he played as a child, not far from the house his mother still lived. “I ended up sleeping on one of those benches in McPherson Square…[addiction] was a terrible life.” Eventually Pat traveled to Montgomery County seeking treatment. …
Carroll County Health Department Raising Awareness For Fight Against Opioid Crisis – CBS Baltimore
CARROLL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The fight against the opioid epidemic continues in Maryland. The Carroll County Health Department is answering the call with an overdose alert. Just outside the Carroll County Health Department is a 60-foot sign listing the overdose stats in 2019, 532 of them. In the last 48 hours, there were 11 more. …
Ohio Competition Seeks Technology to Help End Opioid Crisis | Voice of America
WASHINGTON – Every day, more than 130 people in the U.S. die of an opioid overdose, but in one state heavily impacted by the opioid crisis, innovative solutions are now advancing with the hope of saving lives. The opioid epidemic has taken an unspeakable toll on individuals, families and communities in the U.S. To fight …
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, Sackler family, offer up to $12B to settle opioid suits
Drugmaker Purdue Pharma is negotiating a multibillion-dollar settlement with lawyers for local and state governments that would resolve about 2,000 lawsuits against the company, which would declare bankruptcy as part of the deal. The Sackler family, which owns the company, would relinquish control and contribute at least $3 billion in personal funds to the settlement, …
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million in Landmark Opioid Trial
“The critical finding is that Johnson & Johnson engaged in false, deceptive and misleading marketing,” said Abbe R. Gluck, who teaches health policy and law at Yale Law School. From 2000 through 2011, members of Johnson & Johnson’s sales staff made some 150,000 visits to Oklahoma doctors, focusing in particular on high-volume prescribers, the state …
Oklahoma opioid trial: State wins landmark case against drugmaker
The verdict issued by Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman marks the end of the first state trial attempting to hold a pharmaceutical company accountable for one of the worst health epidemics in history. In his ruling, Balkman said the opioid crisis has “ravaged” the state of Oklahoma. The defendants “engaged in false and misleading …
