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Health Spotlight: Treatment, recovery during opioid crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The nation’s drug czar, Rahul Gupta, is in Indiana talking drug treatment and recovery. His visit comes during the opioid and fentanyl crisis in Indiana and the natioSeptember 15, 2023
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Kroger agrees to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
One of the nation’s largest grocery chains is the latest company to agree to settle lawsuits over the U.S. opioid crisis. In a deal announced Friday, the Kroger Co. would pay up to $1.4 bilSeptember 8, 2023
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Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan to hit shelves next week
(CNN) — The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, will be available in retail stores and online as soon as next week, its manufacturer said Wednesday. The medAugust 30, 2023
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Opioids with fentanyl impacting youth, communities of color
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The opioid epidemic has a higher impact on young people and communities of color, with an estimated 300 people dying nationally due to overdose every day. On Saturday, theAugust 14, 2023
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Opioid settlement funds being used to create crisis centers in northern Indiana
GOSHEN, Ind. (WISH) — Several northern Indiana city governments will spend part of their allotments from national opioid settlement funds to create a crisis center in Goshen to address mental heAugust 9, 2023
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After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures
(AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration stripped one of the nation’s largest drug distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers Friday after determining it faileMay 26, 2023
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Health Spotlight: ‘Harm reduction vending machines’ aid in opioid crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — In 2020, 16,000 Americans died from a prescription opioid overdose. But in 2021, over 100,000 Americans died from illegal opioid overdoses, like fentanyl. With the number oApril 19, 2023
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Health Spotlight: Initiative aims to minimize opioids for pain
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — At one time, opioids were the primary source of pain relief for patients recovering from surgery. In Wednesday’s Health Spotlight segment, News 8’s Lena PringleApril 12, 2023
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FDA approves first over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan
(CNN) — With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved for the first time an over-the-counter version of thMarch 29, 2023