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First Opinion

Opinion: Eliminating buprenorphine training for doctors won’t solve the overdose epidemic

19.02.2021

Before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the U.S. was making some headway in fighting the drug overdose epidemic. But as the nation directs scarce public health resources to combatting Covid-19, the …

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Coronavirus / Health

As the pandemic ushered in isolation and financial hardship, overdose deaths reached new heights

16.02.2021

Among the unrelenting death statistics flowing from the CDC last month, one grim non-Covid-19 statistic stood out: 81,003 deaths. That’s the number of people who died from drug overdoses in …

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Pharma

McKinsey agrees to $573 million settlement over advice given Purdue and other opioid makers

04.02.2021

The McKinsey & Co. consulting firm has reached a $573 million settlement with 47 states over its work advising Purdue Pharma and other drug makers to aggressively market opioid painkillers. …

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Pharma

‘Use that money wisely’: Coalition urges governments to spend opioid settlement funds on evidence-based efforts

27.01.2021

As state and local governments consider how to spend proceeds from settlements with opioid makers, a coalition of medical societies and advocacy groups is urging public officials to create dedicated …

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Health

Trump administration will let nearly all doctors prescribe addiction medicine buprenorphine

15.01.2021

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a major shift in addiction medicine policy Thursday, giving doctors dramatically more flexibility to prescribe a popular and effective drug used to treat opioid …

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Pharma

Sackler family members deny responsibility for the opioid crisis in a rare public appearance

18.12.2020

In a first-of-its-kind appearance on Capitol Hill, two members of the Sackler family that controls Purdue Pharma apologized for the suffering caused by the opioid crisis but otherwise denied wrongdoing …

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Biotech / Coronavirus / Health / In the Lab

As STAT turns 5, a look back at science and medicine’s biggest headlines and controversies

26.10.2020

The past five years have been packed with medical and scientific advances, a series of public health crises that have gripped the world, and uproar over rising prescription drug costs. …

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