The opioid epidemic has been evolving in the United States since the 1990s when increasing amounts of opioids were being prescribed to patients. Overdose deaths have been steadily rising as a result since 1999. However, each state has been affected differently and taken preventative measures to help slow the epidemic. In Texas, the Attorney General […]
Tag Archives: Opioid Epidemic
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Nov
Nov
The opioid crisis is still ongoing, with thousands of people dying from overdosing on prescription medications. Walmart and Sam’s Club are aware of the problem and have therefore decided to provide a solution through changes in their policies. Hopefully, the response Walmart and Sam’s Club have had to the opioid crisis will inspire other pharmacies […]
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Nov
Nov
The fallout of the opioid crisis has already put Purdue Pharma and Insys Therapeutics into bankruptcy. Some of the nation’s biggest companies are facing uncertainty during the pandemic, including CVS, Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, and Walgreens. These companies are struggling with the manufacture and sales of prescription opioids while still trying to provide medicine and […]
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Mar
Mar
Netflix recently released a documentary called “The Pharmacist.” This four-part documentary is about how pharmacist Dan Schneider loses his 22-year-old son, Danny Jr. after he got shot by a drug dealer trying to buy crack in 1999. “The Pharmacist” shows how you can shift your grief into activism to save the lives of others who […]
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Feb
Feb
A current threat to society right now is the opioid epidemic. This refers to the growing number of deaths that have occurred as a result of people becoming addicted to the pain medications they are prescribed to. Even though awareness of the opioid epidemic came about around 2010, the start actually started several years ago. […]
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Oct
Oct
Telemedicine is when you care for the patient remotely when the patient and the physician are not in the same physical place as each other. Not everyone lives in an area where they have access to physicians or treatment centers that specialize in addiction. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Workit […]
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Jun
Jun
It’s no secret that the opioid epidemic has taken thousands of lives each year; the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains that in 2017, a total of 11.4 million people abused prescription opioids – with over 130 people dying each day from this tragic occurrence. With so many people losing their friends, children, […]