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Patients On Opioids May Have A Harder Time Finding Primary Care

According to a new study, more than 40% of clinics said that they would not take a new patient who was using opioids to manage pain.

While the decline is a positive step, many remain concerned about drug research and the lack of leadership in the DEA.

Celebrated photographer Nan Goldin led Europe’s first anti-Sackler protest at the Louvre this week.

“The issue demands that we get involved, and it demands that we set an example of combating it in a positive way,” said the union’s VP.

Attorneys are attempting to put together a settlement that would make a “meaningful impact on the deeply tragic opioid crisis.”

The 2019 World Drug Report highlighted the devastating global reach of the addiction epidemic.

The third-generation Sackler defended his family, Purdue Pharma and OxyContin in an eye-opening interview with Vanity Fair.

Evidence in an opioid lawsuit reveals that instead of complying with DEA regulations, Cardinal Health took enforcement into its own hands.

The national overdose toll declined by about 3,000 between 2017 and 2018.

Though opioid prescriptions have declined, surgeons are still prescribing more than the recommended number of pills.