Bipartisan Report Calls for New Strategy, Cabinet Post to Fight Opioid Epidemic February 9, 2022 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission...
Women Sue Yale Over Fentanyl Switch-Up at Fertility Clinic November 19, 2021 By Dave Collins Seven women who say they suffered excruciating pain after a nurse stole fentanyl for her personal use and replaced it...
Fatal Overdoses in Kentucky Grew 49% in 2020 August 6, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner Fatal drug overdoses in Kentucky _ an ongoing scourge that has ravaged communities in the state _ surged nearly 50%...
Settlements with Ohio Hospital System Reach Nearly $4.5M in Painkiller Deaths Case June 20, 2019 By Kantele Franko An Ohio hospital system has reached nearly $4.5 million in settlements so far over the deaths of patients who allegedly...
Ohio Hospital Settles 3 Excessive Dose Claim Lawsuits April 25, 2019 By Kantele Franko The Ohio hospital system where an intensive care doctor is accused of ordering excessive doses of painkillers for dozens of...
New Suits Filed Over Pain Meds Given to Near-Death Patients in Ohio January 18, 2019 By Kantele Franko and Andrew Welsh-Huggins An Ohio man said on Jan. 16 he was stunned to learn of allegations that his wife’s hospital death last...
Ohio Hospital: Doc Gave Excessive Pain Meds to Near-Death Patients, Suit Filed January 18, 2019 An intensive care doctor ordered “significantly excessive and potentially fatal” doses of pain medicine for at least 27 near-death patients...
Massachusetts Bans Opioids from Courtrooms Over Exposure Fears January 5, 2018 Massachusetts is banning some powerful opioids from courtrooms, because state court officials are worried people could be sickened by the...
Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp May 17, 2013 By Denise Johnson and Don Jergler Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For stories focused on particular...
Georgia Man Sentenced in Crash Blamed on Prescription Drug May 15, 2012 A Georgia man will serve 15 years in prison after being convicted of DUI and homicide by vehicle. A Pierce...