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Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows
Read full article: Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data showsNew data shows that the number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. continued to fall through the late 2010s even as the nation's overdose crisis deepened.
Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
Read full article: Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill salesMexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall.
20-year-old Dallas man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for supplying fentanyl in deadly overdose
Read full article: 20-year-old Dallas man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for supplying fentanyl in deadly overdoseA 20-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after his reported involvement in a deadly overdose in 2021.According to information from the Department of Justice, Dallas man Robert Habtemariam plead guilty to possession with intent to manufacture and deliver Fentanyl.
FDA chief says long-awaited opioid review still in the works
Read full article: FDA chief says long-awaited opioid review still in the worksThe head of the Food and Drug Administration says a government review of prescription opioid medications, including their risks and contribution to the U.S. overdose epidemic, is still underway.
DEA: Companies had 'systematic failure' in monitoring pills
Read full article: DEA: Companies had 'systematic failure' in monitoring pillsA retired high-ranking official with the Drug Enforcement Administration has testified that three large opioid distributors had a “systematic failure” in monitoring suspicious pill orders.