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Fentanyl contributed to Jimmy Hayes’s death. His family hopes telling his story can help
October 17, 2021 Former hockey player for the Bruins Jimmy Hayes was found dead on August 23, 2021 with fentanyl and cocaine. His sudden...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Why is fentanyl so dangerous? The illicit drug has ruined lives during COVID pandemic
October 23, 2021 Read about the impacts of fentanyl throughout the United States. This article begins by listing celebrities who have...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Column: Think you’re snorting a line of cocaine at that party? Think again
September 11, 2021 Stories of accidental overdose deaths have been increasing this Op-Ed dives into the reasons why fentanyl is creating...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


OPINION: The Sacklers Are Walking Off Into the Sunset. Reform the System.
September 11, 2021 Ryan Hampton writes about the bankruptcy case against Purdue Pharma and how it positively impacts the Sackler Family...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Comic Kate Quigley Speaks Out After Suspected Accidental Fentanyl Overdose That Killed Fuquan ....
September 9, 2021 Comedian Kate Quigley is speaking out as she recovers following a suspected accidental fentanyl overdose that killed...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Fentanyl Has Spread West and Overdoses Are Surging
August 15 2021 Overdoses deaths have continued to rise and be more prevalent than in 2020. e.
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Narcan must become as commonplace as CPR
August 31, 2020 The rate of opioid overdoses, already an epidemic in the US, have continued to trend up and the way to combat more deaths...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


What Tyler Skaggs Left Behind
September 1, 2020 A year after he died, the Angels pitcher's widow and mother open up on his death and how they're coming to terms with...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


U.S. states seek $2.2 trillion from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma: filings
August 17, 2020 U.S. states claimed they are owed $2.2 trillion to address harm from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s alleged role in...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


LA Angels Employee Arrested In Connection With Death Of Pitcher Tyler Skaggs
August 7, 2020 Eric Kay, a former Angels public relations employee, was charged by federal authorities in Texas with distributing fentanyl.
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Alarming spike in drug overdoses may be linked to COVID-19, officials say
July 28, 2020 Drug overdose cases and deaths are on the rise in dozens of states, and authorities in one Florida county say they believe...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


The Sacklers Could Get Away With It
July 22, 2020 The billionaire Sacklers who own Purdue Pharma, maker of the OxyContin painkiller that helped fuel America’s opioid...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Doctors And Dentists Still Flooding U.S. With Opioid Prescriptions
July 17, 2020 Despite widespread devastation caused by America's opioid epidemic, an investigation by NPR found that doctors and other...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


‘Cries for help’: Drug overdoses are soaring during the coronavirus pandemic
July 1, 2020 Suspected overdoses nationally jumped 18 percent in March, 29 percent in April and 42 percent in May, data from ambulance...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


I walked out of rehab and into a pandemic..
April 21, 2020 Once discharged, I realized how the beginning of my sobriety would go: no hugs from friends and family, no AA meetings in...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Made The Opioid Epidemic Even Worse
March 27, 2020 The US was already grappling with an epidemic of opioid overdoses. People in recovery say the coronavirus outbreak has...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Opioid Addiction Is 'A Disease Of Isolation,' So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk
March 27, 2020 Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, helps many people addicted to opioids wean themselves from an...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


For Drug Users, COVID-19 Poses Added Dangers
April 2, 2020 The National Institute on Drug Abuse director warns the coronavirus could increase the pressure to use, cause complicated...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Pharmaceutical Executive John Kapoor Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison In Opioid Trial
January 23, 2020 Former billionaire and pharmaceutical executive John Kapoor has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison....
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Nov 16, 20221 min read


Benzodiazepines might be a 'hidden element' of the US' overdose epidemic -- and doctor visits for pr
January 20, 2020 Doctors have been increasingly prescribing benzodiazepines, also known as "benzos," in recent years. Looking at data...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read
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