Similar bills were introduced in both House and Senate. Representative Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin introduced a bill to address the ongoing opioid epidemic, particularly fentanyl-related substances. A Senate version…
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DOJ Files Lawsuit for Opioid Mismanagement
Company failed to report “at least hundreds of thousands” suspicious orders. The Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit against AmerisourceBergen Corporation for the mismanagement of its opioid…
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HHS Celebrates Progress of Overdose Prevention Strategy
Access to anti-addiction and anti-overdose drugs has improved a year into the program. Secretary Xavier Becerra marked the one-year anniversary of the Department of Health and Human Services’…
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CDC Eases Rules on Opioids
Officials say that legal enforcement only fuels the opioid crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a 200-page report with new recommendations to relax restrictions…
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Major Drug Retailers Settle Opioid Lawsuits
CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens resolve thousands of lawsuits with $13.8 billion in total. CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart moved to resolve thousands of lawsuits this week that had been…
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CBP Seizes 19 Bricks of Fentanyl
Nearly 45 pounds were discovered in a tractor-trailer. Customs and Border Protection found 19 bricks of what they suspected to be fentanyl while inspecting a commercial tractor-trailer at…
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Justice Department Addresses Substance Abuse
$340 million in grants is being awarded. The Office of Justice Programs at the Department of Justice announced Friday that it had awarded more than $340 million to…
Read MoreCDC Publishes Opioid Addiction Report
A congressional committee also issues a report regarding the 2021 data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an updated opioid addiction report this week, documenting the…
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President Announces Funding to Address Opioid Overdoses
Government data shows one life is lost every five minutes. On Friday, President Biden announced that the Department of Health and Human Services would distribute $1.5 billion to…
Read MoreCBP Seizes Hundreds of Thousands More Fentanyl Pills
A portion of the smuggled pills look like candy. Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona found thousands of rainbow-colored fentanyl pills smugglers tried to bring into the…
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