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28 Sep
Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn't Skyrocket
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 28, 2023
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Critics of a law that decriminalized drug possession in Oregon have blamed the policy for rising overdose deaths in the state, but a new study finds no evidence of that.
Researchers discovered that while drug overdose deaths have risen recently in Oregon, it appears the ...
15 Nov
Trauma in Childhood Can Harm Health for a Lifetime: Study
- Robert Preidt
- November 15, 2021
- Full Page
As if suffering through a childhood trauma weren't enough, new research suggests it might raise the risk of poor mental and physical health later in life.
Researchers analyzed nearly 2,900 responses to the 2019 New Zealand Family Violence Survey and found that about 45% ...
10 Nov
Oklahoma Supreme Courts Overturns $465 Million J & J Opioid Ruling
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- November 10, 2021
- Full Page
A previous court ruling that ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay Oklahoma $465 million for the company's role in the opioid epidemic was tossed out by the state's highest court on Tuesday.
In a 5-1 vote, the Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected the state's argument that Johnson ...
03 Nov
California Judge Sides With Drug Companies in Opioid Lawsuit
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- November 3, 2021
- Full Page
A California judge has ruled against local governments that sued drug companies for billions of dollars to recover their costs of dealing with the opioid epidemic.
In a tentative ruling issued Monday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson rejected the plaintiff...
06 Oct
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
- Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
- October 6, 2021
- Full Page
The rate at which homicide is taking the lives of Americans jumped by 30% over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic -- the largest year-to-year increase ever, new federal government figures show.
The rate jumped from 6 homicides per 100,000 people in 2019 to 7.8 per 1...
13 Sep
Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2021
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The decades-long U.S. opioid epidemic could be hitting Black people harder than white folks as the crisis enters a new phase.
Opioid overdose death rates among Black Americans jumped nearly 40% from 2018 to 2019 in four states hammered by the epidemic, researchers found....