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Culture Watch
Walgreens, CVS to pay $10 billion for opioid crisis
Walgreens and CVS will pay nearly $10 billion for their involvement in fueling the opioid crisis. The settlements will help…
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Culture Watch
Enough fentanyl to kill 20 million Americans seized
Enough opioid fentanyl to kill 20 million Americans–has been seized in California. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) on April…
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Missouri Legislature considers how to spend millions in opioid settlement
Missouri legislators are discussing how to spend the $458 million the state was awarded in a settlement from the nation’s…
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Opioid epidemic affecting foster care and adoption agencies
An opioid epidemic is sweeping the nation and it is having a profound effect on foster kids. The National Center…
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Health and Wellness
Justice Department suit says Walmart fueled opioid crisis
Did Walmart help create the opioid crisis? That’s what a U.S. Justice Department suit alleges saying that the retail giant…
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Covid anxiety, lockdowns causing sharp rise in drug abuse
Drug abuse and other effects of the coronavirus and lockdowns continues to rise with mental health being hit particularly hard.…
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Missouri News
Opioid deaths in Missouri decline for first time since 2015
In addition to a declining death rate from Covid-19, Missouri has more positive health news to celebrate. Opioid deaths in…
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News
News Briefs: Pompeo subpoenaed; Hong Kong protester shot; Whistleblower form mysteriously changed;
Here’s today’s news briefs: Pompeo to testify before Congress Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was among the officials who listened…
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Trump Administration announces $2 billion to fight opioid abuse
The Trump administration is awarding $2 billion in new funding to states and local governments to help fight the opioid crisis.…
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News Briefs: Robocalls, Afghan wedding massacre, Hong Kong and trade, China and drugs
Here’s today’s news briefs: US authorities struggle in dealing with robocalls The billions of illegal robocalls inundating Americans are being facilitated…
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