BOSTON (Reuters) - Insys Therapeutics Inc’s one-time billionaire founder directed a vast scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe an addictive fentanyl spray as opioid addiction was spiraling into a public health crisis, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday. John Kapoor, the billionaire founder of Insys...
Fraser Health issued a drug alert after a reported counterfeit Xanax pill was found with a drug-checking machine at SafePoint in Surrey. The alert, which was issued on Friday (Jan. 25), says that “reports indicate there may be...
BOSTON (Reuters) - The one-time billionaire founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc and four other former executives and managers of the opioid drugmaker will face trial over charges they conspired to pay doctors bribes to prescribe patients an addictive fentanyl spray to boost sales. FILE PHOTO:...
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: The shadow of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is cast on a photograph of heroin and fentanyl during a news conference the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. In an attempt to fight America's opioid epidemic,...
Three patients died after receiving excessive doses of pain medication at Mount Carmel Health System -- after the hospital had been alerted to potential problems with one of its doctors, the Ohio hospital. Three patients died after receiving excessive doses...
One year ago, 27-year-old Amber DeSisti was found frozen outside the Bradford County, Pa., courthouse after she died from an opioid overdose. About a year before, just a few miles away, Ben Kinsman, 28,...
Crime reports are a sampling of incidents responded to by local law enforcement agencies. They are not intended to be all-inclusive. Brimfield • Courtney J. Corrick, 28, of 475 E. Robin St., Conway, Arkansas, was charged with failure to comply with the order of a police officer,...
Silvio PacificoThe Soundview Community Drug Free Coalition. By Alex Mitchell Bronx Times Share on TwitterTweet Share on Facebook Subscribe In efforts to prevent drugs from swamping their community, the Soundview Community Drug Free Coalition is implementing new strategies to thwart adolescent substance abuse. The coalition announced that it’s been awarded $62,000...