(Reuters) - A former physician assistant is set to face trial in New Hampshire on Wednesday over charges he accepted kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics Inc (INSY.O) to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray the drugmaker produced. FILE PHOTO: A box of the Fentanyl-based drug Subsys,...
By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff December 11, 2018 A Dracut physician has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2016 death of a woman who overdosed on opioids that he had prescribed, the first such indictment in the state, authorities announced Tuesday.Dr. Richard Miron is accused of...
Police Chief Greg Graham noted in an "urgent" social media post on Tuesday that there were 78 overdoses in 2017, with 16 deaths. This year there have been 161 overdoses, with 25 deaths. Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham on Tuesday posted an urgent message to his...
DRACUT, MASS. (WHDH) - A Dracut doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after he illegally prescribed opioids to an at-risk patient that resulted in her death, and with illegally prescribing opioids to other patients for no legitimate medical purpose, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. Richard Miron,...
The Trump administration declared the opioid epidemic a “national health emergency” in October 2017. This was a good beginning, but only just a beginning. That’s because...
Joe DiFazio The Patriot Ledger jldifazio Tuesday Dec 11, 2018 at 4:31 PM QUINCY — Police arrested a woman who they say was selling cocaine and fentanyl in the Norfolk Downs neighborhood. Michelle M. Mallon, 44, of Quincy, was charged with distribution of fentanyl, distribution of cocaine and possession with intent to...
After seeing an increase of opioid-related overdoses and deaths, Perth County's health unit is warning the public about using illicit drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine being "cut" with fentanyl. "There is no easy way to know if fentanyl is in what a person is using," a press release issued by the Perth District...
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez (contact) Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 | 2:55 p.m. A pain management doctor linked to the accidental death of a Henderson judge will serve up to 20 years in prison for unlawfully prescribing opioids, according to the office of the U.S. attorney...