Overdose Death Rates Increase From 2000 to 2018 Possibly Due to Sleeping Pills, Anti-Epilepsy Drug

Medicine & Technology Feb 17, 2022

Researchers recently discovered that the proportion of overdose fatalities involving non-benzo sleeping/z-drugs and anti-epilepsy gabapentinoids increased over three-fold from 2000 to 2018, concurring with the exponential prescription rise since they were introduced into the market.

Purdue Pharma Faces $2.15 Trillion Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit From 49 States

Aug 18, 2020

Purdue Pharma has filed bankruptcy in 2019 due to the hundreds of lawsuits against the company accusing it of fueling opioid crisis via its prescription painkiller drug OxyContin.

Four Big Pharma Companies Settle Lawsuit Hours Before Trial

Oct 22, 2019

Four pharmaceutical companies involved in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of opioid substances have settled a lawsuit filed by Cuyahonga and Summit counties in Ohio, citing their involvement in the opioid crisis in their jurisdictions.

Ohio Politician Wants Opioid Overdose Victims to Be Left to Die

Jul 05, 2017

Middletown City Council member Dan Picard has proposed a three strikes penalty for opioid overdose victims.

Opioid Awareness Campaign To Reduce Overdose, Addiction Risks Launched By Utah

May 01, 2017

A red sticker campaign to raise awareness about opioid was launched by Utah and will start on Monday.

Opioid Addiction Has Increased Prevalence In Different American States, Studies Show

Apr 18, 2017

An increasing prevalence of opioid addiction has been reported in the different American States. Public health efforts and federal funding have been launched to address this crisis on increasing drug prevalence among the public.

Heroin Addicts Increasing In United States: Trump Creating Commission To Address Issue SpellCheck

Mar 30, 2017

The rate of addiction and dependence on heroin in the United States are currently increasing, what could be the government’s intervention to solve this?