U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumponThursdaysuggested"theultimatepenalties"againstdrugdealersinabidtofightthecountry'srampantopioidcrisis."Somecountrieshaveavery,verytoug
NewYorkCity,thelargestcityintheUS,onTuesdaysuedbigdrugcompaniesthatmakeordistributeprescriptionopioids,blamingthemfortheirpartinthecity'songoingdeadlyopioidepid
FromApril1,2016toMarch31,2017,anaverageof16Canadianswerehospitalizedeachdaybecauseoftakingopioids,ajumpfromanaverageof13peopleeverydaytwoyearsago,accordingtothe
The U.S. state of Ohio filed a lawsuit Wednesday against five prescription drug manufacturers, saying they used deceptive practices that fueled an opioid addiction epidemic.
TheU.S.stateofOhiofiledalawsuitWednesdayagainstfiveprescriptiondrugmanufacturers,sayingtheyuseddeceptivepracticesthatfueledanopioidaddictionepidemic.“Thesedrugm
New dada from the New York City Health Department show that, from 2010 to 2013, drug overdose deaths in the metropolis increased by 41 percent -- from 8.2 to 11.6 per 100,000 New Yorkers.