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US opioid abuse 'linked to jobs market' says Fed boss
2017-07-14 01:05:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen says the abuse could be a cause or symptom of economic malaise.
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North Americas Opioid Crisis and Broken Families
2017-05-30 20:08:52| Commercial Real Estate Loans & Investment Sales
A good opinion about an ongoing crisis. “Harm-reduction and law enforcement are a losing battle because our societys saturation with opioids inadvertently unmasked a dormant and lingering pain: the breakup of American families. This crisis is lived out daily in the context of family relationships with the loss of a child, parent, or spouse to…
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Results from Mercks Phase 3 Study Evaluating ZEPATIER (elbasvir and grazoprevir) in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Receiving Treatment for Opioid Dependence Published in Annals of Internal Medicine
2016-08-08 23:05:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the publication of results from C-EDGE CO-STAR . C-EDGE CO-STAR is a Phase 3 trial evaluating the use of ZEPATIER (elbasvir and grazoprevir) 50mg/100mg tablets in patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) genotype (GT) 1, GT4 and GT6 infection receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) (methadone and buprenorphine), commonly used to treat opioid addiction. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558orSarra Herzog, 201-669-6570orInvestor:Teri Loxam, 908-740-1986orAmy Klug, 908-740-1898 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
Hospital, states fight opioid epidemic
2016-03-29 12:55:31| Biotech - Topix.net
President Barack Obama will announce a series of new public- and private-sector initiatives today designed to expand treatment, funding and education to fight the nation's prescription opioid and heroin abuse problem. From 2000 to 2014, the rate of opioid overdose deaths has increased 200 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Baker appeals for stronger federal role in opioid addiction fight
2016-03-22 03:34:33| Biotech - Topix.net
Speaking at the Dimock Center, Baker told Congressman Joe Kennedy III he wanted the federal government to invest in research on how to support people in recovery in the community. "We have not figured out how to organize, structure, or support the community piece that should be attached to all this," Baker said.
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