Somerset County loses opioid trust appeal in the first test of many
(The Center Square) — The first appeal of a decision made by the Pennsylvania Opioid Trust has been completed — and Somerset County lost.
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Pennsylvania opioid trust gears up for county appeals
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Opioid Trust approved its second annual report during a Thursday meeting and plans to release it sometime in September.
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Two-thirds of opioid trust fund unspent
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Opioid Trust made progress in greenlighting county projects, but the majority of funds sent out since 2021 have yet to be spent.
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Medical group backs decriminalization of opioid for addiction treatment
A leading medical group has called for decriminalizing personal use of a synthetic opioid used for treatment of opioid addiction without a prescription.
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Judge orders pharmaceutical company to pay $1.5 billion in opioid case
A judge on Friday ordered a pharmaceutical company to pay $1.086 billion in criminal fines and $450 million in criminal forfeiture for misleading doctors about the safety of... Read More.
Opioid trust approves most county projects, $41 million unspent
(The Center Square) — The public is getting a glimpse of what the Pennsylvania Opioid Trust does behind closed doors as it approved 55% of almost 400 opioid-related... Read More.
Opioid Deaths in 2018 Decline 16 Percent in New York State
Opioid overdose deaths among New York State residents, outside New York City, declined 15.9 percent in 2018 compared to 2017, the first decrease in 10 years, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. While close to 2,000 people... Read More.
