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Fentanyl found under trap door at the Bronx day care where a baby fell ill before dying
Read full article: Fentanyl found under trap door at the Bronx day care where a baby fell ill before dyingInvestigators have found more fentanyl hidden under a trap door at the New York City day care where a 1-year-old boy fell ill and later died and three other kids got sick from apparent opioid exposure last week, police said.
Houston-area mother who lost son to opioid overdose has hope for others as FDA approves over-the-counter use of NARCAN
Read full article: Houston-area mother who lost son to opioid overdose has hope for others as FDA approves over-the-counter use of NARCANMontgomery County Overdose Prevention Endeavor, known as M-COPE, teaches people how to use Narcan, a nasal spray made to reverse an opioid overdose.
U.S. sues Rite Aid for missing opioid red flags
Read full article: U.S. sues Rite Aid for missing opioid red flagsRite Aid pharmacists were accused of ignoring obvious signs of misuse, including in prescriptions for “trinities,” a combination of opioids, benzodiazepine and muscle relaxants preferred by drug abusers for their increased euphoric effect.
Fentanyl-related deaths in Montgomery County spark concern, action
Read full article: Fentanyl-related deaths in Montgomery County spark concern, actionOpioid overdoses involving fentanyl are cutting young lives short in Montgomery County at a rate that has leaders concerned and taking steps to make it stop.
Historic nationwide investigation, with Texas ties, uncovers more than $6B in healthcare fraud, opioid abuse
Read full article: Historic nationwide investigation, with Texas ties, uncovers more than $6B in healthcare fraud, opioid abuseThe investigation alleges more than 100 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals participated in healthcare fraud and opioid abuse. Therefore, collaboration is critical in our fight against health care fraud. The massive health care fraud investigation was led and coordinated by the Criminal Division, Fraud Section’s Health Care Fraud Unit, in conjunction with its Health Care Fraud and Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid (ARPO) Strike Force program, and its core partners, the U.S. The cases were prosecuted by Health Care Fraud and ARPO Strike Force teams from the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, along with 43 U.S. Here is the full press conference regarding the national health care fraud and opioid takedown: