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Hawaii Plans To Use Opioid Settlement For Hilo Detox Center

Categories: Settlements

The Mayor of Hawaii County announced that the county will get $489,000 in opioid settlement monies this year and slightly more than $100,000 per year following that until 2038.

Craven County Gets $15M From State Opioid Settlement

Categories: General

At the Riverfront Convention Centre, the Craven County Board of Commissioners conducted a special meeting to discuss the opioid settlement funds and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).…

MI Collaborates With County Jails To Combat Opioid Crisis

Categories: General

In an effort to decrease opioid overdoses, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is collaborating with county prisons to provide prescriptions to more people in need…

Louisville & Kentucky To Get Over $57M In Opioid Settlement

Categories: Settlements

A $57 million opioid settlement is announced for Louisville Metro Government and Jefferson County, which would be paid for 20 years.

By the end of 2023, the city is expected to…

Online Tracker States 5 Texans Die Everyday From Fentanyl

Categories: General

The deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, which has been responsible for thousands of deaths in Texas over the past several years, has been tracked by the state of Texas using an…

J&J Sues Researchers Who Linked Talc To Cancer

Categories: General

The business Johnson & Johnson has increased its criticism of scientific findings by suing four doctors who published papers indicating ties between talc-based personal care…

J&J Sues US Govt Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

Categories: General

Johnson & Johnson filed a lawsuit against the federal government, making it the latest producer of opioid drugs to try to stop a policy that allows the Medicare government health…

FDA Announces Warning Label Update Over Tepezza

Categories: FDA Related

Federal regulators have announced a warning label update over Horizon Pharmaceuticals' Tepezza which may cause severe and permanent hearing damage.

The drugmaker faces a…

Juul To Launch Vapes With Parental Locks

Categories: FDA Related

A new line of vapes from Juul will have a unique smartphone app with age verification and parental controls.

This would be an innovative attempt to address at least…

Cook County Logs Record 2,000 Opioid Deaths In 2022

Categories: General

According to data revealed, opioid overdose deaths among Cook County residents continue to occur at an extraordinary pace, with fatalities reaching an all-time high last year.