The Mental Health Addition and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County had a "remarkable" year in 2024 and has plans to open its new crisis receiving center this year, officials said. Michael Doud, ...
The government's lawsuit says Walgreens systematically pressured pharmacists to fill prescriptions without taking the time to ...
DOJ accuses Walgreens of ignoring ‘red flags’ and driving opioid crisis with invalid prescriptions - Massive pharmacy chain ...
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance fell after the Justice Department sued the company for allegedly helping to fuel the opioid crisis. The company's stock fell 9% to $11.39 after the market closed ...
The pharmacy chain since August 2012 filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were invalid or weren’t ...
In the face of an opioid overdose crisis, President Biden oversaw a historic shift toward harm reduction for addiction.
The opioid epidemic has impacted every community across Chicago, with opioid-related overdose deaths outpacing homicides and traffic fatalities in 2022. Nearly a third of those deaths occurred in five ...
Okaloosa County, once ranked in the top seven counties in Florida for opioid-related deaths, is beginning to see a decline. Preliminary numbers show a 20% to 30% reduction in both total drug ...
Utah is suing two of the nation’s top pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), the companies that shape prescription drug pricing, alleging that both “fueled the fire” by profiteering off the opioid-involved ...
A group of trade unions, health-care advocates and non-profits is calling on the province to take action against the opioid crisis, and they say construction workers continue to be especially ...