Tag: Opioid
Opioid crisis in the US assumes dramatic proportions
Washington The opioid crisis in the US is getting worse and worse. Never before have so many people died from a drug overdose as last year: 107,622. So, on average,…
How the US is fighting a new drug wave
epidemic in the United States In 2021, around 70,000 people died from opioids in the United States. new York Thomas D. Schiano works against the clock, every second counts in…
Walmart, CVS and Walgreens are to pay $650 million
Walgreens pharmacy The operators of large pharmacy chains are under a lot of legal pressure. (Photo: AP) Cleveland Cleveland (AP) – Walmart, CVS and Walgreens have been ordered to pay…
Synthetisches Opioid stärker als Fentanyl in Kanada auf dem Vormarsch
Breadcrumb-Trail-Links Nachricht Kanada Das Aufkommen und der Aufstieg neuer Substanzen ist die Realität einer nicht regulierten Arzneimittelversorgung, sagt der Experte Autor des Artikels: Die kanadische Presse Erika Ibrahim Eine nationale…
Federal court gives pharmacies complicity in opioid crisis
US pharmacies Two US counties accused CVS, Walgreen and Walmart-operated pharmacies of failing to stop the flood of pills that caused hundreds of overdoses. (Photo: AP) Cleveland A US federal…