Category: Drugs
Making opioid pill harder to abuse may have led to more injection drug use
Reformulation of the OxyContin to make it more difficult to abuse directly led to a large rise in hepatitis C infections as drug abusers to injectable heroin
More than 60 measles cases confirmed or suspected in NW
52 confirmed cases and nine suspect cases of measles have now been linked to the outbreak in the Pacific Northwest.
America’s overdose epidemic projected to get worse
The annual number of opioid overdose deaths will increase to 81,700 in 2025, the study projects.
How one family allegedly made fortune on opioids
The first 9 months of 2013, Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive opioid pain drug OxyContin, paid the Sackler family $400 million from its profits
Where the anti-vaccine movement thrives
Anti-vaccine activities are predominantly a western phenomenon, especially in the Pacific Northwest and the American Southwest.
Washington state measles outbreak update
Clark Count has identified 41 confirmed measles cases and 15 suspect cases; King County has seen one case linked to the outbreak.
States May Have to Face Off Against Feds to Control Drug Prices
The federal government has zealously guarded its authority over drug pricing.
OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into “Attractive” Anti-Addiction Market
Purdue Pharma considered capitalizing on the addiction treatment boom — while going to extreme lengths to boost sales of its controversial opioid.
Measles outbreak update
36 cases of measles have been identified in Washington state.
fficials in Oregon have confirmed a case that has been linked to the Washington state outbreak.
Measles outbreak update.
In Washington, 34 confirmed cases and 9 suspect cases of measles have been identified in Clark County, 1 case in King County, and 1 in Multnomah County, Oregon
‘Superbug gene’ found in the high arctic
The resistance genes that were found in Arctic soils that were likely spread in the fecal matter of birds, other wildlife and human visitors to the area.
Support grows for action on drug prices
Spurred on by midterm election results that showed health care to be a deciding issue, lawmakers are pushing a bevy of new proposals and approaches.
‘Recovery High” for Seattle students with addictions
The Seattle public school, known as a recovery school, is designed for students learning to lead lives of sobriety while they earn their diplomas.
Measles investigation in King County
It is not clear where the man got infected but he reported he had recently traveled to Vancouver, Washington where there is a large, ongoing measles outbreak.
Number of Clark county measles cases climbs to 22
Anyone who has been exposed and believes they have symptoms of measles to call their health care provider prior to visiting the medical office.