Teleconferencing and regulatory adjustments are allowing a major four-state study on opioid-use disorder (OUD) treatments to continue despite the challenges posed by the stubborn SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)...
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Several Congressional members recently sent a letter to Timothy Shea, acting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administrator, requesting a briefing on the agency’s management of the nation’s s...
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The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs recently awarded more than $1.5 million to two Northeastern Illinois counties to combat opioid and stimulant abuse. Kane County receiv...
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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said the money paid by Perdue Pharma to settle cases against it by the federal government should go to communities most affected by the opioid crisis. In a statement r...
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently awarded the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) $32 million over two years to address opioid-use disorders a...
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) recently sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn urging the Food and Drug Administration to enforce its own regulations regarding e-cigarettes and youth. In Jan...
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Perdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, pleaded guilty to three federal charges on Wednesday and agreed to $8 billion in penalties as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over...
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This year’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held nationwide on Saturday. The event educates the public on the potential for abuse of medications and provides a method to convenie...
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U.S. Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA), Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) introduced legislation on Tuesday that aims to reduce violence against individuals with mental...
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According to a new report by the U.S. House Joint Economic Committee, more than one in 3 adults in America report having depression or anxiety disorder symptoms. The report cited a survey by the U...
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The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee released a new report on Thursday on how America’s failure to contain the coronavirus impacts American’s mental health. The Committee, led by U.S. Se...
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The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has thrown its support behind bipartisan federal legislation that, if enacted, would require the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to dev...
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Republican leaders in the House Energy and Commerce Committee asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration why it approved a label change for OxyContin in 2001. Committee members Reps. Greg Walden ...
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The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) recently launched a 10-segment video and podcast series on the opioid epidemic. The Responding to the Opioid Epidemic series provides firefight...
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In a new settlement, the largest generic opioid manufacturer in the United States will pay $1.6 billion into a trust that will go towards abating the opioid crisis, attorneys general from several stat...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to address healthcare disparities in the United States. The legislation includes disparities caused by tobacco use, a move applauded by the C...
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Discovery Education have announced it is expanding Operation Prevention, a program to curb drug use by students through education. Through new mo...
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A bipartisan group of U.S. Congressmen is again calling on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to finalize “partial fill” regulations, saying the regulations will help combat the nation’s opi...
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People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more vulnerable to COVID-19 and its most adverse health outcomes, according to a study recently published in Molecular Psychiatry. Researchers analyze...
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The U.S. Department of Labor is reporting fewer federal employees are taking opioids after its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) took steps to track and reduce opioid prescriptions. ...
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