Neurologist guilty on 5 counts for sexually abusing patients
NEW YORK (AP) — A once-prominent neurologist was found guilty Friday on charges of sexually abusing patients while treating them with pain medications.A New York City jury…
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Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government told methadone clinics…
Doctors urge access to psychedelic therapies in New Mexico
By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Physicians and researchers are urging New Mexico legislators to allow the use of psychedelic…
US judge finds for 3 drug distributors in WVa opioid lawsuit
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a landmark…
WVa opioid trial verdict still pending nearly a year later
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Last July, a federal judge in West Virginia heard closing arguments in the first lawsuit to go…
California advances bid to create legal drug injection sites
By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Thursday approved a controversial bill allowing Los Angeles,…
Oklahoma reaches opioid settlement with 3 drug companies
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma officials have reached an opioid settlement with three drug companies that would bring more than $250 million to…
High Court Sides With Docs Accused of ‘Pill Mill’ Operations
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in support of two doctors convicted…
House approves bill to decriminalize fentanyl test strips
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Test strips to help drug users identify fentanyl and other potentially deadly chemicals would no longer be classified as illegal paraphernalia under a…
Kentucky shatters its fatal overdose record; fentanyl blamed
By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Fatal drug overdoses rose nearly 15% in Kentucky last year, surpassing 2,000 deaths as the…