Trump administration highlights drug cartels as major national security threat but omits climate change
The US intelligence community’s annual threat assessment led with the threat from drug cartels for apparently the first time ...
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Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Opioid medications, including oxycodone ... on its operations by U.S. and Mexican authorities. As one of two major suppliers, this would be a significant shift, but it remains unclear how genuine ...
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The bill would increases penalties, but doesn’t address addiction treatment
The bill targets fentanyl-related substances, but illegally manufactured fentanyl is far more prevalent and kills more people ...
Purdue Pharma files new bankruptcy plan for $7.4 billion opioid settlement
Bankrupt drugmaker Purdue Pharma filed a new bankruptcy plan on Tuesday, a major step toward finalizing a proposed opioid ...
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UN Report Details Global Killing Power of New Synthetic Opioids
A new UN report states that illicit drugs like fentanyl and various nitazenes—synthetic opioids several times more potent ...
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Lethal synthetic opioids found in Australian wastewaters
Deadly synthetic opioids have been detected in Australian ... which could mean the detected drugs were a result of direct disposal, not consumption. "We are leaning more towards direct disposal ...
Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers
Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in ...