Tag: opioid epidemic

Drug can amplify naloxone's effect and reduce opioid withdrawals, study shows

Naloxone has long been hailed as a life-saving drug in the face of the opioid epidemic. But its capacity to save someone...

US Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement

By John KruzelWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded its...