Study Finds FDA Often Approves Addictive Drugs with Limited Trials
FDA’s drug approval process is subpar, according to new study.
Drugs & Medical Devices
Pennsylvania ‘Script Writer’ Charged with Overprescribing Opioids
Physician is sentenced to 41 months in prison for overprescribing addictive painkillers.
Justice Department Announces Opioid SOS Program To-date Results
Targeting the highest risk areas, the DOJ’s SOS program seems to be working.
Benzodiazepines Must Have Stronger Warning Levels, FDA Says
The Food and Drug Administration will now require more explicit warning levels on benzodiazepines.
DOJ Takes Down Network of Darknet Opioid Distributors
The DOJ makes hundreds of arrests in worldwide illegal opioid take down.
New York’s Opioid Stewardship Act Upheld by Appeals Court
An appeals court determines drug makers and distributors should help fund addiction treatment.
CDC Opioid Guidelines Focus on Prescribing, not Prevention
Addiction experts are advocating for the CDC’s opioid guidelines to be updated to include viable alternatives for pain management.
UPDATED: Cocaine Deaths Rising as Lacing with Fentanyl Becomes the Norm
Cocaine fatalities are on the rise right alongside opioid overdoses.
Pennsylvania Doctor Accused of Overprescribing Subsys
Doctor indicted on charges of overprescribing powerful opioid leading to two deaths.
CRISPR Prevents Fatal Overdoses but Doesn’t Address Addiction Causes
CRISPR may save a life, but it doesn’t fix society’s shortcomings when it comes to addiction.