Opioids
A new Israeli technology used at Rambam Hospital helped free a man from dependence on painkillers
A breakthrough treatment was carried out at Rambam Medical Center, where specialists helped wean a man who had been taking about 130 painkiller pills a day in just 20 minutes.
Five arrested in China-US joint operation targeting drug trafficking
Finally recognizing the Israeli opioid disaster
Health Ministry’s amendment for control on potentially deadly opioid prescriptions endorsed
Israeli scientists claim the brain can stop the urge to take fentanyl
A new Hebrew University lab study reveals the brain’s potential to regulate fentanyl consumption – offering hope in the fight against opioid addiction.
Over-prescribing opioids is unethical - opinion
The medical community as a whole must stand up against the over-prescribing of opioids, as many healthcare workers have done elsewhere.
TAU and Sackler family agree to remove Sackler name from Faculty of Medicine
The two sides issued a joint announcement on Wednesday without providing any explanation for dropping the name that has belonged to the medical school.
Teva to pay Nevada $193 million over role in opioid epidemic
Nevada, along with other states and thousands of local governments, accused Teva and other drugmakers of downplaying the addiction risks of opioid pain drugs.
Jewish family behind OxyContin, to pay $6B in deal against lawsuits
The decision to grant immunity by a federal appeals court panel Tuesday effectively ends the thousands of civil lawsuits that have been filed against Purdue Pharma, the Sacklers’ company.
Diplomatic disaster and opioid preoccupation
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and guest co-host Tamar Uriel-Beeri.
Israel's pain-related opioid consumption has overtaken the US
A new study suggests immediate actions to be taken to cut consumption and use of narcotic medicine than clinically necessary.
Israeli drugmaker Teva says opioids settlement to move forward in US
As a result of the opiod crisis, more than 932,000 people have died in the US since 1999 from a drug overdose.
Mexico arrests Ovidio Guzman, son of 'El Chapo,' in night of violence
News of the capture came after a night of violence in the city of Culiacan in the northern state of Sinaloa, home to the drug cartel of the same name.
Teva to pay $523m. to New York as it looks to move past opioid lawsuits
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the US opioid epidemic.
