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Beshear defends legality of his action on medical marijuana
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear expressed confidence Thursday that he’s on solid legal ground in allowing Kentuckians with debilitating…
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US sanctions Mexico’s Familia Michoacana drug cartel
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday on Mexico’s Familia Michoacana drug cartel, which it accused of…
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Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies,…
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Mexico depicts Philadelphia street scenes in anti-drug ads
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government is using video of homeless people and open-air drug users in Philadelphia’s embattled Kensington…
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US agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
NEW YORK — The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and…
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CVS Health agrees to $5B settlement of opioid lawsuits
CVS Health has announced an agreement in principle that would make it the first major pharmacy chain to reach a…
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As fentanyl drives overdose deaths, mistaken beliefs persist
Lillianna Alfaro was a recent high school graduate raising a toddler and considering joining the Army when she and a…
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Police: Arrest after teen ODs and dies in school bathroom
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police on Thursday arrested two teenage boys in connection with the death of a 15-year-old…
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Parents of child who died from fentanyl charged with murder
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Prosecutors in Northern California filed murder charges against the parents of a 15-month-old toddler who died…
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Tennessee sues Walgreens over opioid prescription onslaught
Tennessee’s attorney general said Wednesday he has sued Walgreens, accusing the drugstore chain of contributing to the state’s opioid crisis…
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