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Federal prosecutors say the scheme was tied to the Hope Clinic and involved the prescribing of thousands of oxycodone pills and other controlled substances that weren't for legitimate medical purposes from 2010 to 2015 in West Virginia and Virginia.
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Needle exchange programs have long been recognized as an effective tool to prevent illness and death associated with drug use. But the practice remains illegal throughout most of Pennsylvania.
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The isolation many people experienced over the last 18 months has resulted in the relapse or development of new drug and alcohol addictions for some western Pennsylvanians.
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Municipalities face a choice: take the funds, and agree to drop their lawsuits, or fight the drug companies in court.
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The change impacts people who need addiction treatment and use medical marijuana for a substance use or mental health disorder.
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The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion deal to settle lawsuits brought by state and local governments across the country over the toll of prescription opioids, lawyers suing on behalf of local governments said.
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New University of Pittsburgh research argues that legalizing recreational cannabis leads to a short-term decline in opioid-related ER visits.
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's plan to reorganize into an entity whose profits will be used to combat the U.S. opioid crisis got a big boost as 15 states have dropped their objections to the new business model.
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Long before the coronavirus jumped from an animal to a human to start the global pandemic, western Pennsylvania was already grappling with another health…
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In a matter of years, people with chronic conditions may not have to choose between pain relief and risking addiction.Experts agree that over-prescription…