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Kentucky Accuses McKesson of Helping Fuel the Opioid Epidemic

Nate Raymond  |  January 22, 2018

(Reuters)—Kentucky’s attorney general on Monday accused drug distributor McKesson Corp. of helping fuel the opioid epidemic by failing to halt shipments of suspiciously large or frequent orders by pharmacies of prescription painkillers. The complaint by Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear was filed in a state court and was one of a flurry of lawsuits by…

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Kentucky Accuses Endo of Contributing to Opioid Epidemic

Nate Raymond  |  November 7, 2017

(Reuters)—Kentucky accused units of Endo International Plc. on Monday of contributing to drug overdoses by deceptively marketing its painkiller Opana ER, in the latest lawsuit by state or local governments against the drugmaker amid an opioid epidemic. Kentucky Attorney General Steve Beshear said the lawsuit would seek to hold Endo responsible for illegally building a…

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Oversupply of Opioids after Surgery Helps Fuel Opioid Epidemic

Ronnie Cohen  |  August 3, 2017

(Reuters Health)—More than two-thirds of surgery patients in a recent study had prescription opioids left over after they recovered from their operations, and the vast majority failed to safely store or dispose of the often misused and abused pills, researchers say. “Unused opioids that have been prescribed for pain after surgery serve as an important…

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Would Legalizing Medical Marijuana Help Curb the Opioid Epidemic?

Ronnie Cohen  |  March 28, 2017

(Reuters Health)—In states that legalized medical marijuana, U.S. hospitals failed to see a predicted influx of pot smokers, but in an unexpected twist, they treated far fewer opioid users, a new study shows. Hospitalization rates for opioid painkiller dependence and abuse dropped on average 23% in states after marijuana was permitted for medicinal purposes, the…

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Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic

Nate Raymond  |  January 22, 2018

(Reuters)—Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making, distributing and selling prescription painkillers.1 The lawsuit, filed by Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn in a state court, targeted drugmakers Purdue Pharma LP and Endo International…

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Speak Out Rheum: How Did We Go So Wrong with Opioid Prescribing?

Richard Brasington Jr., MD, FACP, MACR  |  November 4, 2022

I have been listening to The Fighter Pilot Podcast because my fantasy career would have been to fly a jet fighter plane (not even remotely possible, given my constitution). I learned that when an aircraft accident occurs, a mishap board is convened, not to assign blame but to try to learn what went wrong and…

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How to Address Opioid Abuse with Patients

Carina Stanton  |  December 2, 2019

More than half of regular opioid users suffer from arthritis. Here are three tips to talk to your patients about opioid use and alternative pain management…

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Are Opioid Contracts Helpful or Harmful?

Steven M. Harris, Esq.  |  October 18, 2019

The opioid epidemic in the U.S. has destroyed thousands of lives and torn families apart. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of 130 people in the U.S. die each day from an opioid overdose. From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 died as a result of drug overdoses. In 2017,…

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How to Improve Opioid Prescribing in an Outpatient Clinic

Lisa Carnago, FNP, Jenelle Hall, PharmD, & Stephanie Puryear, RMA  |  October 18, 2019

More than 72,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2017, according to the National Institutes of Health.1 The impact of the opioid epidemic has affected many levels of patient care and, as a result, healthcare systems are responding to escalating death rates, new legislation and the possibility of compromised patient safety in a multitude of…

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Chronic Opioid Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevalence & Predictors

Arthritis & Rheumatology  |  May 1, 2019

Over the past decade, physicians, patients and policy makers have expressed increasing concern about the high frequency of opioids being prescribed and the association between opioid use and poor outcomes. Rates of opioid prescriptions in the general population rose considerably from the 1990s through 2010, with a plateau in the early 2010s. In 2015, 38%…

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