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Products with opioid-like effects sold at gas stations may be banned as illicit substances
Federal officials plan to send warning letters to companies marketing products with 7-OH, part of effort to fight America's opioid addiction problem.
Publix settles opioid litigation that alleged its pharmacies over-dispensed pain pills
A federal judge on July 28 ordered the opioid case against Publix closed due to both sides agreeing to a settlement.
FDA Urges Restrictions, Education on Illegal 7-OH Opioid Products
The FDA recommendation follows a detailed scientific review and is part of broader efforts to address concerns about the rise ...
Baltimore leaders continue to examine opioid trends, consider solutions to drug crisis after mass overdose
The City Council's Public Safety Committee heard about opioid trends and potential solutions to the drug crisis during a ...
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Opioid Use Declines but Imaging Remains Common in US ED Visits for Low Back Pain
From 2016 to 2022, opioid prescribing for low back pain in EDs has declined, but radiograph use has remained high, especially ...
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FDA restricts 7-OH opioid products over significant health risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended regulating specific products with 7-hydroxymitragynine under the ...
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...
FDA asks DOJ to classify gas station products with opioid-like effects as illicit substances
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday recommended classifying 7-OH, a compound with opioid-like effects found in ...
Denton unveils free Narcan vending machine to combat opioid overdoses
A new, free naloxone vending machine has been installed in Denton to provide easy, 24/7 access to the opioid overdose ...
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Can Shasta County use opioid settlement money to establish local medical school?
In March, supervisors voted to spend $3.25 million to combat youth substance abuse on a joint initiative between Youth Options, Raising Shasta, Columbia School District Superintendent Clay Ross and ...
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Baltimore City leaders address opioid crisis following Penn North mass overdose that hospitalized 27
City leaders, advocates, and public health agencies shared new overdose data and stressed the need for better coordination ...
VIDEO: Monroe mobile opioid treatment facility
Maddow Blog | New GDP data leads Trump to change his mind about blaming Biden for the economy Virginia city councilman doused ...