The Role Of American Pharmaceutical Companies In The Emerging Indian Opioid Crisis
Facing multiple lawsuits and a government crack-down back home in the U.S., American pharmaceutical companies target the burgeoning opioid market in India.
Article Category: Overdose
Drug Dealer Charged In Connection With Death Of Mac Miller
Prosecutors have charged drug dealer Cameron James Pettit in connection with the overdose of rapper Mac Miller by supplying counterfiet Oxycodone pills.
Man Accused Of Murdering Wife With Heroin-Laced Cereal
A Michigan man has been charged with murder by putting a fatal dose of heroin into his wife's cereal nearly 5 years after her death.
One Third Of Philadelphians Know Someone Killed By Opioid Abuse
Nearly 30% of Philadelphians know someone who has died as a result of opioid use and the issue isn't going away. What can be done?
Meth Overdoses And Seizures On The Rise
The number of meth overdoses and seizures are on the rise across the country, as the rates of meth use skyrocket in many areas.
Drug Deaths Higher In Urban Areas For The First Time In A Decade
According to the CDC, U.S. drug overdose deaths are now higher in urban areas than rural regions for the first time in almost a decade.
Tragedy Strikes: Saoirse Kennedy Hill’s Suspected Overdose Death
Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Senator R. F. Kennedy, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose in Cape Cod on August 1st of 2019.
DEA Database Shows Generic Drug Manufacturers Contributed Most To The Opioid Epidemic
A newly-released database from the DEA proves that lesser-known, generic pharmaceutical companies are largely responsible for the Opioid Epidemic.
Fatal Drug Overdoses Decline For The First Time In Thirty Years
According to new data from the CDC, fewer Americans suffered a fatal drug overdose in 2018 than in 2017, the first decline in three decades.