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Naloxone training aims to combat growing opioid crisis
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Opioid overdoses have dramatically increased over the last two years, the Marion County Public Health Department says. Black and brown communities are included in those numMarch 13, 2023
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FDA advisers favor making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter
(CNN) — If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan may soon be sold in vending machines, big box stores, grocery stFebruary 15, 2023
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Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Jessie Blanchard started small nearly five years ago, just trying to get enough of the rescue drug naloxone that reverses opioid overdoses to keep her daughter from dying from anJanuary 29, 2023
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Indiana to receive $219M in opioid settlements with CVS, Walgreens
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana is set to receive more than $200 million through settlements with two pharmacy chains accused of contributing to the opioid epidemic. The state has state finalizedDecember 12, 2022
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Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
(AP) — Retail giant Walmart on Tuesday become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments over the toll of powerful pNovember 15, 2022
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Dr. Adams: US agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
VIDEO NOTE: Dr. Jerome Adams, WISH-TV medical expert and a former U.S. surgeon general, comments on Thursday’s change in opioid prescription guidelines. NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top pubNovember 3, 2022
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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart reach a tentative $12 billion deal in opioid cases, reports say
(CNN) — Three major retailers — CVS, Walgreens and Walmart — have tentatively agreed to pay at least $12 billion to settle lawsuits brought by states and local governments alleNovember 2, 2022
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Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart,August 17, 2022
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Coroner, health office to get majority of opioid settlement money
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two agencies on the front lines of the opioid epidemic said Monday the arrival of opioid settlement money brings much-needed relief. City-county council members will introdJuly 11, 2022