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New York’s Attorney General Defends $4.5 Billion Opioid Settlement With Sackler Family
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“At the end of the day, it was getting resources to counties that were struggling each and every day.”
Crime and Justice
Calling Opioid Crisis Personal, New York’s Governor Signs Anti-Addiction Bills Into Law
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The law will require better addiction treatment for prison inmates, and divert some offenders into rehab programs instead of jail.
Crime and Justice
Amid Criticism From District Attorneys, PA’s Attorney General Touts $1B Settlement With Opioid Companies
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Municipalities face a choice: take the funds, and agree to drop their lawsuits, or fight the drug companies in court.
Health
Syracuse Narcan Trainer Dies Of Apparent Overdose
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Donovan shared his own past struggle with addiction in his training.
Judge Rules Proposed Supervised Injection Sites Do Not Violate Federal Drug Laws
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The federal court decision paves the way for the nation’s first supervised injection site to open in Philadelphia. The Justice Department argued that it amounted to “in-your-face illegal activity.”
Government
New York To Offer Tax Credit For Employers Who Hire People In Addiction Recovery
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Starting next year, employers in New York that hire people recovering from drug or alcohol addiction will be eligible for a state tax credit. The $2000 credit covers both full and part time workers.
Government
PA Gets $55.9 Million To Help People Living With Opioid Addiction
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Those funds have had a drastic effect on reducing overdose deaths and helping people with opioid use disorder to lead normal lives, said Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Jen Smith.
Addiction
Opioid Crisis Strains Resources At Child Protective Services
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“In the last decade – five years, things have really gotten scarier as far as just how toxic these drugs are.”
Leaders From New York And PA, Including Ithaca, Urge Federal Court To Allow Supervised Injection Sites
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The Justice Department has mounted a legal challenge to block the effort, claiming such a site violates federal drug laws and would enable opioid users.
Crime and Justice
‘Major’ Drug Bust Arrests 65 For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking In Central, Northern New York
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“When you see 65 of these people being arrested, 65 of the people who are responsible for bringing this dangerous drug into our community locked up, that’s a good day for us.”
Addiction
New York Tries Again To Tax Prescription Opioids
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New York state has passed a second law to tax prescription opioids, after enforcement of a previous version of the measure was found unconstitutional.
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New York Lawsuit Claims Sackler Family Illegally Profited From Opioid Epidemic
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“This lawsuit contains detailed allegations about the Sackler family and their attempt to hide the vast fortunes they collected at the expense of actual lives.”
Government
New York Senator Says Opioid Treatment Clinics Deserve Federal Funds
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Schumer called on Congress to extend funding for a comprehensive opioid and mental health care services pilot program.
Addiction
How To Stop Overdoses? One PA Lawmaker Wants To Perfect The “Warm Handoff”
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First responders in Pennsylvania—and elsewhere—have been reporting a recurring problem when reviving overdose victims. Often, they’re helping the same people, over and over.
When Fentanyl Kills A User, Reed Says The Trafficker Should Face The Death Penalty
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Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) has re-introduced a bill to increase penalties for people convicted of trafficking the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Addiction
Finger Lakes Counties Struggle To Find Resources To Combat Opioid Epidemic
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The organization is expanding in an effort to keep pace with the rising rate of fatalities. FLACRA is renovating a five-story building on Main Street in Clifton Springs, Ontario County, to house medically supervised detox and addiction treatment facilities.
Shutdown May Force New York Doctor To Turn Away Patients Addicted To Opioids
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After they reach a certain number of patients, doctors must receive approval from the federal government to prescribe Suboxone, a drug used in conjunction with other therapies to manage opioid addiction.
Addiction
After Strong Demand, PA Mulls More Naloxone Handouts
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The commonwealth is considering holding more mass giveaways of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, after finding even more demand than officials had planned for at a recent event.
Addiction
As PA Gives Out Free Opioid Overdose Drug, Many Sites Run Out
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By time Jeanne Nearhoof, of Lycoming County, and her mother went to a naloxone distribution site Thursday, there wasn’t any left.
Government
PA Prepares To Distribute Free Overdose Reversal Drugs Thursday
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Eighty locations across Pennsylvania are getting ready to hand out free naloxone this Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The effort is intended to make the opioid overdose reversal drug more accessible to people who may need to use it on friends or family members battling addiction.
Is New York Ready For Prescription Heroin?
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In some countries, doctors prescribe medical-grade heroin to patients with long-term addiction. Could it ever happen in New York? A new report from RAND Corporation outlines the pros and cons.
Health
Hospitals Join Pilot Program To Reduce Opioid Use In ERs
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A group of 17 hospitals across upstate New York are participating in a pilot program meant to cut down on the number of opioid prescriptions given out after a visit to the emergency room.
Addiction
Drug Overdose Deaths Have Been Rising For 40 Years, And Opioids Aren’t The Only Problem
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TRANSFORMING HEALTH – A study from University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health shows drug overdose deaths have steadily increased over the past four decades, years before prescription opioids first flooded the streets.
Government
PA Senator Lauds Passage Of Sweeping Opioid Crisis Legislation
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KEYSTONE CROSSROADS – The U. S. Senate passed sweeping legislation intended to combat the nation’s opioid crisis in a 99-1 vote on Monday evening.
Addiction
Staying Off Heroin Through Opioid Replacement Therapy
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Like many others, Stacy Zeigler’s story of addiction begins in a doctor’s office.