To Address the Overdose Epidemic, Tackle Pharma Industry Influence
To combat the opioid epidemic, we have to understand how regulators failed to protect the public health as the market for prescription opioids grew.
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Read more: Civil Commitment for Opioid Misuse: The Need for an Ethical Use Framework Civil Commitment for Opioid Misuse: The Need for an Ethical Use Framework
Despite political investment in the use of civil commitment for opioid use disorder, evidence of its effectiveness is sparse.
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Read more: A Sensible, Evidence-Based Proposal for Kratom Reform A Sensible, Evidence-Based Proposal for Kratom Reform
Instead of fueling the long-failed War on Drugs by repressing kratom, the FDA should strengthen consumer confidence by creating uniform regulations.
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Read more: Highlights from FDA Meetings on 3 Opioid-Related New Drug Applications Highlights from FDA Meetings on 3 Opioid-Related New Drug Applications
In January 2020, two FDA committees met to consider approval of three opioid-related new drug applications.
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Read more: The Privatization of Opioid Litigation The Privatization of Opioid Litigation
By Dan Aaron As the opioid litigation continues over the shadow of one of our nation’s most pressing public health crises, some criticism has been levied at private lawyers representing the cities, counties, states, and individuals harmed by the crisis. For example, see the following tweet: Let’s work out tax and healthcare financing policy county…
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Read more: The Opioid Crisis Requires Evidence-Based Solutions, Part II: How the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction Ignored Promising Medical Treatments The Opioid Crisis Requires Evidence-Based Solutions, Part II: How the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction Ignored Promising Medical Treatments
By Mason Marks Last year more than 64,000 Americans died of drug overdose, which is “now the leading cause of death” in people under 50. Opioids kill an estimated 91 Americans each day and are responsible for most drug-related deaths in the US. This public health crisis requires solutions that are supported by science and…
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Read more: The Prescription Drug Abuse and Overdose Crisis: Focus on the Supply Chain The Prescription Drug Abuse and Overdose Crisis: Focus on the Supply Chain
By Scott Burris There’s so much we still don’t know about the prescription opioid problem. The partial remedies advanced so far reflect this: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, which in essence define the problem as doctor-shopping patients; treatment guidelines, which define the problem as doctors without expertise; and crackdowns on “pill-mills,” which see the issue as…