Opioids
Finally recognizing the Israeli opioid disaster
Israel, now the largest per capita consumer of opioids, faces a rising crisis. Learn about the challenges, responses from health authorities, and the need for improved treatment and prevention.
Health Ministry’s amendment for control on potentially deadly opioid prescriptions endorsed
Israeli scientists claim the brain can stop the urge to take fentanyl
Over-prescribing opioids is unethical - opinion
London museum rejects donation from Sackler family over opioid crisis
The National Portrait Gallery in London will not accept a donation of $1.3 million from the Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the opioid OxyContin.
Tel Aviv University in opioid firing line over Sackler donation
Prior to the Sacklers' recent unwanted place in the legal and media spotlight, the Jewish multi-billionaire family was more closely associated with generous philanthropic contributions.
'Opium-addicted' parrots terrorize Indian poppy farmers
"These opium-addicted parrots are wreaking havoc," Nandkishore, a local poppy cultivator said to NDTV.
Israeli firm gets U.S. nod for advanced trials for non-opiate painkiller
The studies will focus on post-operative pain relief in soft and hard tissue.
Israel's own opioid crisis
The opioid epidemic has taken root in the Holy Land.
Health Ministry addresses opioid crisis to avert US-level epidemic
Some 50,000 Israelis who are prescribed drug become addicted annually • 150% spike in past five years.
