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Johnson & Johnson Verdict Sends Opioid Makers A Billion-Dollar Warning
The US pharmaceutical industry faces tens of billions of dollars in potential damage payments for fueling the opioid addiction crisis after Oklahoma won a $572 million judgment against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.
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India-Born Billionaire Bribed Doctors With Cash, Strip Clubs, On Trial
The first prosecution of a pharmaceutical company chief executive tied to opioid overdoses begins this week, when Insys Therapeutics Inc.'s John Kapoor goes on trial. The fallout may jolt an industry facing steep penalties for its own role in the crisis.
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Study: Dental Painkillers May Put Young People At Risk Of Opioid Addiction
Adolescents and young adults often are introduced to highly addictive opioid painkillers when they have their third molars pulled.
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Vaccine Against Fatal Opioid Drug Overdose Developed
Scientists have developed a new vaccine that blocks the pain-numbing effects of the opioid drugs and decreases the risk of fatal overdose, a growing cause of death in the US.
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Chronic Pain Increases Risk Of Opioid Addiction
People with moderate or more severe chronic pain are at 41 per cent higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders, according to a study.
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Opioid addiction treatable on OPD basis
People who are addicted to drugs like heroin, cocaine or prescription opioids do not need to go to specialised de-addiction centres for treatment.
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Johnson & Johnson Verdict Sends Opioid Makers A Billion-Dollar Warning
The US pharmaceutical industry faces tens of billions of dollars in potential damage payments for fueling the opioid addiction crisis after Oklahoma won a $572 million judgment against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.
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India-Born Billionaire Bribed Doctors With Cash, Strip Clubs, On Trial
The first prosecution of a pharmaceutical company chief executive tied to opioid overdoses begins this week, when Insys Therapeutics Inc.'s John Kapoor goes on trial. The fallout may jolt an industry facing steep penalties for its own role in the crisis.
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Study: Dental Painkillers May Put Young People At Risk Of Opioid Addiction
Adolescents and young adults often are introduced to highly addictive opioid painkillers when they have their third molars pulled.
-
Vaccine Against Fatal Opioid Drug Overdose Developed
Scientists have developed a new vaccine that blocks the pain-numbing effects of the opioid drugs and decreases the risk of fatal overdose, a growing cause of death in the US.
-
Chronic Pain Increases Risk Of Opioid Addiction
People with moderate or more severe chronic pain are at 41 per cent higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders, according to a study.
-
Opioid addiction treatable on OPD basis
People who are addicted to drugs like heroin, cocaine or prescription opioids do not need to go to specialised de-addiction centres for treatment.
