Nitazenes – known on the street as ISO – are a class of synthetic #opioids, and in some cases, can be even more dangerous than fentanyl and carfentanil.
"An SSP in Indiana had a lifetime syringe return rate of 92%. One in Florida reduced public syringe litter by nearly half. Being uncomfortable with a solution, or frustrated with what seems like a lack of progress, is not a reason to stop using tactics proven to save lives and advance public safety."
As long as I live, I will never forgive Mitch McConnell for both causing irreparable damage to the Supreme Court of the United States, and not voting to convict Donald Trump.
ADD SELLING KENTUCKY TO BIG PHARMA @Strandjunker guys like McConnell let USA's biggest drug peddlers carpet bomb with #opioids the Appalachians. it's why they fought #Obamacare and, after losing, then sabotaged the #Medicaid expansion; a tactic that has decimated most rural hospitals in the South.
when Audre Lorde said health care is political warfare, McConnell proved her right by being the GOP's general in the war against health care.
"The most stolen books from San Francisco public libraries’ shelves are not the hottest new novels or juicy memoirs, they are books about recovering from addiction. Now, city officials want to provide universal access to free drug recovery books, including Alcoholics Anonymous’ 12-step recovery book."
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A challenge competition with a $50 million purse seeks new strategies to attack the global substance abuse epidemic, including personalized diagnostics and treatments.
American society is fatal for the most unfortunate...
Against average life expectancy the most 'disadvantaged' 10% still reach (on average) 60 in Japan & Switzerland; in the UK, France & Germany its 55.... but in the USA, its 41 years old!
While the shape of USA's private #healthcare is unlikely to be inconsequential on these deaths... two factors loom large in the deaths of the poor & vulnerable: #guns & #opioids.
"we know that this global fentanyl supply chain, which ends with the deaths of Americans, often starts with chemical companies in China"
— US Attorney General Merrick Garland
The DOJ announces charges against eight chemical companies in China and twelve of their executives for trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the US, and related crimes.
"Two Democratic senators are warning the Food and Drug Administration not to proceed with a controversial trial meant to measure opioids’ effectiveness as a chronic pain treatment...The FDA’s plan to use the research method, known as an enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal (EERW) trial, has drawn scrutiny as the agency has attempted to move forward — and as the country continues to reckon with its ongoing drug overdose crisis."
They Live in Constant Pain, but Their Doctors Won’t Help Them
How does it feel to suffer from debilitating pain but not be able to get your hands on the medication that could help? In the Opinion video above, we hear from Americans who have had to endure this nightmare.
They are among the countless people with chronic pain who have been the unintended victims of the national crackdown on opioid prescribing. In response to the deadly opioid crisis
From the #BBCWorldService bulletin:
The #Biden admin has asked the #US#Congress to authorise another $20 billion in support for #Ukraine. Most of the money would be spent on military aid. Since #Russia 's full-scale #invasion began 18 mthss ago, Washington has given well over a $100 billion to Ukraine's #war effort. A US government official said such support would continue for as long as necessary. Some Republicans in Congress have indicated that they'll oppose continued funding.
#SCOTUS has blocked a settlement that would protect the billionaire owners of a pharmaceutical firm from being sued for deaths caused by #opioids . Under the deal, the #Sackler family would be shielded from legal liability. Their company, #Purdue Pharma, would emerge from bankruptcy as a different entity, and pay $6 billion to fight America's opioid epidemic. The Biden admin objects to the agreement. #OxyContin Overdoses of painkillers like #OxyContin are blamed for tens of thousands of deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new regulatory guidance for clinical trials of medical devices designed to prevent or treat opioid use disorder.
Supreme Court blocks OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal that would shield Sackler family members (apnews.com)
This is epic AF. I thought these dope pushers were gonna get away scot free, there for a while.