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Court denies attempts to stop opioid trial before it begins

By MARK GILLISPIE and GEOFF MULVIHILLOctober 10, 2019 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday denied two efforts that could have kept the first federal trial on the opioids crisis from starting as scheduled this month in Cleveland...

Opioid crisis goes global as deaths surge in Australia

By KRISTEN GELINEAUSeptember 6, 2019 GMT

Federal data shows opioid shipments ballooned as crisis grew

MARK GILLISPIEJuly 17, 2019 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Newly released federal data shows how drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U...

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Nebraska’s AG is lone holdout in pursuing opioid cases

By GRANT SCHULTE and GEOFF MULVIHILLJune 12, 2019 GMT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson has fought prescription opioid abuse through public education campaigns, worked with lawmakers to tighten prescribing practices and even demanded documents from the maker of OxyContin...

Medical pot laws no answer for US opioid deaths, study finds

By CARLA K. JOHNSONJune 10, 2019 GMT

A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking point of legal pot advocates...