Announcements
Governor Of New York Announces $22M To Combat Opioid Crisis
The governor of New York has announced more than $22 million in funding for a variety of opioid addiction prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery services.
With the…
Freed Inmates To Get Naloxone Doses From Sheriff
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office has announced the delivery of 2,000 naloxone, opioid reversal pills, to individuals freed from New Orleans' central jail as part of a nationwide…
Juul Secures Cash Infusion To Avoid Bankruptcy
Juul Labs Inc. has secured a cash infusion from some of its early investors to avoid bankruptcy and plans to lay off roughly one-third of its global workforce, according to…
CDC Releases New Guidelines Over Opioid Prescriptions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines for clinicians on when and how to prescribe opioids for pain.
The new guidance replaces the agency's…
No Bankruptcy Shield For 3M In Combat Earplug Lawsuits
A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that the bankruptcy of a subsidiary did not prevent lawsuits against the non-bankrupt parent business, 3M Co., which means that the company must…
$1.5B From Biden Administration To Fight Opioid Crisis
The Biden administration proposed a $1.5 billion grant programme to assist states, territories, and tribal lands in combating the opioid pandemic.
The funding would allow…
2020 Roundup Risk Assessment To Be Dropped By EPA
Federal environmental inspectors are dropping a contentious 2020 risk assessment on the link between Roundup and cancer, which featured the weedkiller's active key component,…
Wisconsin's Detailed Fund Plan To Combat Opioid Crisis
Wisconsin, which has already received the first $6 million of the anticipated $500 million in opioid settlement payments, intends to use a large portion of the early funds to…
J&J To Stop Baby Powder Sales In 2023
Johnson & Johnson announced on Thursday that it will cease selling talc-based baby powder internationally in 2023, more than two years after it stopped selling the product in the…
Hawaii Announces Plans To Spend $78M Opioid Settlement
State and local authorities announced strategies for using Hawaii's $78 million part of a national settlement with pharmaceutical corporations to fight the opioid epidemic.
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