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Opioid maker Endo to be monitored by Obama's former drug czar for $25K a month

Under pressure from people impacted by the nation's ongoing opioid crisis, a New York judge has confirmed Gil Kerlikowske, a former national drug czar in the Obama administration, as an outside monitor over Endo International's opioid business. The Chester County drug firm is reorganizing in bankruptcy court.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Walmart offers to pay 3.1 billion dollars to settle opioid lawsuits

Retail giant Walmart has become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies across the US.

Irish Independent

How years of opioid use damage your gut — and so much more

Many people take prescription opioids, such as codeine and hydrocodone, to manage pain. But long-term use has serious consequences for health.

Inverse

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Cannabis for pain: A scientist reveals how weed activates our body's opioid system

Marijuana may offer an alternative to pain management, as the compounds in cannabis activate the body's own opioid system, a neuropharmacologist explains.

Inverse

What long-term opioid use does to your body and brain

Matthew Perry reveals his colon burst as a result of his addiction to opioid painkillers

Wales Online

US authorities relax regulations on prescription opioids

Washington (AFP) - US health officials issued new recommendations Thursday to relax restrictions for doctors prescribing opioids for pain, despite the risk of addiction.

AFP

Drugs You Don't Want To Mix With Marijuana

This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission. Here is a list of medications and conditions that are currently thought to have adverse effects when mixed with cannabis.

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When McKinsey Comes to Town review: the book to consult on opioids, China and more

Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe of the New York Times have done their homework on the management giant

The Guardian - US

LOCALIZE IT: Fentanyl pushes overdose deaths to record level

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The Independent UK

Matthew Perry says Jennifer Aniston 'scarily' confronted him about drinking problem

Ahead of his autobiography release, Matthew Perry has been opening up about alcohol and drug abuse which almost killed him at the age of 49 when his colon burst. The Friends actor has now revealed his co-star Jennifer Aniston directly confronted him about his drinking problems in a 'scary' interaction…

Daily Mirror

‘Rainbow fentanyl’ panic is obscuring the real dangers of a contaminated drug supply, experts say

PHILADELPHIA — As Halloween approaches, the federal government has been warning parents of a spooky new danger: Drug cartels are using rainbow-colored pills and powders that look like candy to introduce children to highly addictive synthetic opioids. One taste could kill.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver review – Appalachian saga in the spirit of Dickens

The novelist’s take on David Copperfield is a bold, heartbreakingly evocative tale rooted in America’s opioids crisis

The Guardian - UK

'North-South divide' sees four times more opioid painkillers prescribed in the North East than in London

The amount of opioid painkillers prescribed in our region is among the highest in the country.

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Alberta Becomes First Canadian Province To Regulate Psychedelics-Assisted Therapy

As of January 2023, Canada’s 4th largest province will be the first to offer supervised treatments involving psychedelic substances such as psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, mescaline, DMT and ketamine to those among its 4.5 million population suffering from mental health disorders.

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V&A drops financial ties with Sackler family over links with opioids

London museum bows to years of pressure and removes signs bearing name of family associated with OxyContin crisis

Dynamite News

Medical cannabis could be better alternative to opioids in managing pain: Study

A new study of thousands of patients has concluded that medical cannabis could be an important alternative to opioids for pain management. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - AU

US-level mortality? Sounding the alarm about fentanyl overdose in Australia

Deaths from the powerful opioid, along with pethidine and tramadol, are up a staggering 1,275% since 2006. A new report warns without ‘decisive action’ a crisis looms

Daily Record

Paisley Police to be armed with life-saving anti-overdose equipment

Naloxone helps to reverse the effects of opioids, potentially saving the life of somebody who has taken an overdose.

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Opioids are driving drug overdose deaths, but people with addiction are struggling to access treatment

Leah McLeod's doctor told her if she did not go on methadone, she would likely lose her baby. But many Australians struggle to access the same life-changing therapy.

Benzinga

Harvard Dr. Peter Grinspoon On Oxycodone And Cannabis For Harm Reduction: 'By Combining Opioids And Cannabis The Doses Can Stay Low'

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AFP

Wyoming cowboys open up about addiction and suicide

Bosler (United States) (AFP) - Jonn Beer's ashes rise in a cloud of dust from the saddle of a rodeo horse, the final journey for a young Wyoming cowboy killed by his addiction to opioids.

The New Daily

Party politics: Anthony Albanese downs beer and Finland’s PM proves drug free

Finland's Prime Minister – forced to defender herself for dancing with friends – tested neative for amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis and opioids.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, other pols keep taking money from pharma companies implicated in opioid crisis

The Oak Park Democrat continues to accept campaign money from Johnson & Johnson, 1 of 4 companies paying $26 billion to settle suits accusing them of fueling the crisis. He’s not the only Illinois official doing so.

Politico

2 Ohio counties awarded $650M from pharmacies in opioids suit

The counties won a landmark lawsuit against CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.

Los Angeles Times

Walgreens fueled San Francisco's opioid crisis with thousands of 'suspicious orders,' judge rules

Walgreens helped fuel the opioid epidemic in San Francisco by shipping hundreds of thousands of "suspicious orders" of prescription drugs to its pharmacies, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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