Pennsylvania saw an 81 percent increase in hospital emergency department cases involving opioid overdoses in the 12 months leading up to last September. That rate of increase was the third highest in the country, behind only Wisconsin, where overdose cases went up 109 percent, and Delaware, where they went up 105 percent. MORE HERE.. 81%… … Read moreSpring 2018: Towns that dread sundown
but just when you thought it was safe to declare your local neighborhood a part of the national emergency.. SLATE counters with this: Why Data About the Opioid Epidemic Is So Unreliable MORE: As staggering as those numbers are, though, there are many reasons to believe the numbers we have are unreliable. One recent study … Read morePresident Donald Trump has declared the opioid crisis a national emergency. He announced the decision Thursday while answering questions from the media, and the move came in response to recommendations in an interim report from a newly formed opioid commission, the White House announced.
Cherokee Nation files lawsuit targeting CVS and other pharmacies in opioid crisis: Cherokee Nation is suing CVS Health, Walgreens, and other drug companies and retailers, alleging the companies didn’t do enough to stop prescription painkillers from flooding the tribal community and creating a crisis of opioid addiction. The lawsuit, filed in tribal court on Thursday, … Read moreCherokee Nation files lawsuit targeting CVS and other pharmacies in opioid crisis