Taking Care With Opioid Medication From Harlem To Hollywood
Opioids are an effective form of pain relief. However, they can be very addictive, can sometimes produce unwanted side effects and can be lethal if you overdose. Continue reading
Some Pediatric Opioid Prescriptions May Increase The Risk Of Addiction And Overdose, Study finds
New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert, warning both consumers and businesses to be on alert for potential price gouging.Continue reading
Attorney General James Responds To Record High Opioid Overdose Deaths During COVID-19 Pandemic
NY Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that overdose deaths topped 93,000 from Harlem to Hawaii in 2020.Continue reading
Touro College Receives $1.36M To Train Students To Fight Opioids From Harlem To Hollis
Touro College and its Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) have secured two grants totaling $1.36 million to train students, faculty and staff in fighting the nation’s opioid crisis.Continue reading
Senate Majority Announces Statewide Hearings And Roundtable Discussions On The Opioid Epidemic
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins today announced that the Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention will be holding seven hearings and roundtable discussions across the state.Continue reading
Partnership To Care For Opioid Patients With Disorder Transferred From Jails To Prisons
New York City Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services (CHS) hails a new partnership that is allowing patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment in the City’s jail system from Harlem to the Hudson.
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Big Pharma Payments To Doctors Associated With Higher Opioid Deaths
During the height of the opioid epidemic, over a period of less than two years, doctors accepted nearly 435,000 payments from Big Pharma, according to a new study that found an association between the payments and higher opioid deaths.Continue reading
New York City Adds CVS, Walmart, Sackler Family Members To Its Opioid Lawsuit
With a number of CVS stores in Harlem, the city Law Department said Wednesday it has added the drug store chains CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, and Rite Aid as defendants in the lawsuit.
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