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Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/overdosing-regulation-how-government-caused-opioid-epidemic Opioid overdose deaths have risen dramatically in the United States over the past two decades. The standard explanation blames expanded prescribing and advertising of opioids beginning in the 1990s. This “more prescribing, more deaths” explanation has spurred increased legal restrictions on opioid prescribing. Federal and […]

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https://www.wral.com/pharmacy-manager-one-of-two-shot-at-walgreens-after-dispute-suspect-identified/18192099/ Garner, N.C. — A pharmacy manager was one of two people shot Thursday morning after an altercation at a Garner drugstore, according to the victim’s friends. Sarah Wright, 31, of Clayton, was listed in stable condition at WakeMed on Thursday afternoon. According to the Walgreens website, she is a pharmacy manager and has worked […]

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https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/14/bcso-warns-scammers-impersonating-dea-agents/2874907002/ The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens about a new scam in which people are impersonating Drug Enforcement Administration agents and threatening widespread consequences unless they send gift card codes.  According to BCSO, a 64-year-old woman reported that she was conned out of $7,000 by a man who claimed to be a DEA […]

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DEA Launches Digital Billboard Campaign Against Opioid Use https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/14/dea-launches-digital-billboard-campaign-against-opioid-use As part of its ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, the Drug Enforcement Agency announced Thursday it’s launching a yearlong digital billboard campaign across the Chicago area. Messages in both English and Spanish will be displayed on area roadways, train stations and other locations, warning passersby […]

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https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190214/south-elgin-man-sues-meijer-after-getting-wrong-form-of-medication Jim Danz was being wheeled out of his South Elgin home by paramedics on a stretcher, in the throes of what he thought was his second heart attack in barely a week. “It was horrifying,” Danz said. “I can still picture my daughter watching me being taken away. I thought I was going to […]

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