Fentanyl was one of four drugs used to kill Carey Dean Moore. Nebraska has become the first state to execute an inmate using the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the state used a lethal injection of fentanyl to execute Carey Dean Moore, a 60-year-old who was given the death penalty for killing… Continue reading First Fentanyl Execution Carried Out In Nebraska
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Man Sets Out On Legal Mission After Seeing Opioids Destroy His Hometown
A West Virginia lawyer is working to hold major opioid manufacturers legally responsible for their role in the epidemic that has ravaged his home state. With record-high rates of overdose deaths and babies born with opioid dependence, Huntington, West Virginia is at the heart of the nation’s overdose crisis. It’s also home to Paul Farrell, a… Continue reading Man Sets Out On Legal Mission After Seeing Opioids Destroy His Hometown
News Groups Demand Opioid Distribution Data Be Made Public
Media outlets want access to the info to support their coverage of the opioid epidemic and increase public accountability by manufacturers. Some of the nation’s top news organizations, including the Washington Post, are demanding that the federal government release information about the sale and distribution of controlled substances by pharmaceutical distributors and manufacturers. The information, which… Continue reading News Groups Demand Opioid Distribution Data Be Made Public
Opioid Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payouts To Doctors
In 2016, Big Pharma shelled out more than $15 million to doctors for opioid-related marketing—33% less than the year prior. Drugmakers are cutting back on opioid-related marketing payouts to doctors, according to a data analysis by ProPublica. The newly released figures come as the latest update to the nonprofit news site’s Dollars for Docs online… Continue reading Opioid Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payouts To Doctors
Drug Shortages Affect Hospitals Across US
The national drug shortage has been severe enough for the FDA to allow Pfizer to sell products that normally would have been recalled. Emergency departments across the United States are feeling the strain of drug shortages that are affecting physicians’ ability to treat pain and other ailments. According to the New York Times, some hospitals,… Continue reading Drug Shortages Affect Hospitals Across US
