Eau Claire mom’s overdose death leaves family devastated | Front Page
Rich and Janice White knew the opioid crisis affected families across the country,...
07 April, 2019
Overdose
Nation’s opioid crisis keeps changing — and killing | Front Page
In North Carolina’s Surry County, emergency crews responded to 371 drug overdose calls...
07 April, 2019
Opioid crisis: 37 overdoses at Donnacona penitentiary over 3-month period
Correctional officers at the Donnacona Institution, a federal penitentiary 30 kilometres west of Quebec City, are raising the alarm after witnessing a wave of fentanyl and carfentanyl overdoses.Thirty-seven inmates overdosed between September and December 2018 according to the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, which is asking for more resources to...
07 April, 2019
Congress created tools to fight opioid crisis, but is administration using them? | Opinion
The first two waves of the opioid epidemic — prescription painkillers and heroin...
06 April, 2019
New device protects deputies against accidental overdoses
Buy PhotoThe Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office has a new piece of equipment that helps detect which type of drug a substance is, even through a bag or container. (Photo: Chris Crook/Times Recorder)ZANESVILLE - Narcotics field testing can be costly and potentially deadly but it's necessary for...
06 April, 2019
Positive Treatment Results for BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) Extended-Release Injection in Fentanyl Positive Patients Presented at the 50th Conference of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., April 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Braeburn Inc. announces positive post-hoc analyses results from the randomized, double-blind, double-dummy Phase 3 study of BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) extended-release weekly and monthly injections for the treatment...
06 April, 2019
Positive Treatment Results for Buvidal® in Fentanyl Users Presented at the ASAM 50th Annual Conference
Phase 3 post-hoc analysis indicates less fentanyl and overall illicit opioid use for weekly/monthly buprenorphine depots versus daily standard treatment in a difficult to treat patient population LUND, Sweden, April 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --...
06 April, 2019
Positive Treatment Results for BRIXADI(TM) (buprenorphine) Extended-Release Injection in Fentanyl Po
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., April 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Braeburn Inc. announces positive post-hoc analyses results from the randomized, double-blind, double-dummy Phase 3 study of BRIXADI™ (buprenorphine) extended-release weekly and monthly injections for the treatment...
06 April, 2019
Drug injection site sparks battle in Philadelphia
A homeless heroin addict pauses to shoot up by a railway underpass in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, which has become a hub for heroin use. (Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images)The U.S. attorney in Philadelphia and a high-powered nonprofit are embroiled in a legal battle over the...
06 April, 2019