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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
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Black and brown Americans less likely to get treatment for opioid addiction
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The COVID-19 pandemic caused racial disparities in access to treatment for opioid use disorder, a new study shows. Black and brown Americans were less likely to seek treatmJuly 5, 2022
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Opioid outreach, education at center of community “Understand the Can” workshops
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Opioid overdose and death rates are growing, but the ethnic breakdown shows the black community has seen a more aggressive spike, according to data from the state. An IndyMay 31, 2022
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Dr. Adams: ‘Insanity of inaction’ adding to opioid overdose deaths
(WISH) — An often and overused saying is that the definition of insanity is doing the same things, but expecting different results. By any objective measure, opioid overdose deaths were a publicMay 18, 2022
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Health Spotlight | Lost to addiction
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The drug epidemic is claiming more lives than ever before. Last year, more than 107,000 people died from a drug overdose. Fentanyl use is increasing, in fact, the syntheticNovember 20, 2024
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3 charged in death of former One Direction star Liam Payne
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, former member of One Direction, who fell from his hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires last month.November 8, 2024
