$1M Grant Supports Statewide Naloxone Training Program
The five-year program’s goal is to train more than 7,500 Arkansans on how to use the anti-overdose drug. read more >
The five-year program’s goal is to train more than 7,500 Arkansans on how to use the anti-overdose drug. read more >
Funds will be used to establish treatment sites for opioid use disorder. read more >
The action against Morris & Dickson Co. that threatens to put it out of business came two days after an Associated Press investigation found the DEA allowed the company to keep shipping drugs for nearly four years after a judge recommended the harshest penalty for its "cavalier disregard" of rules aimed at preventing opioid abuse. read more >
Opvee is similar to naloxone, the life-saving drug that has been used for decades to quickly counter overdoses of heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkillers. read more >
It can reverse overdoses of opioids, including street drugs such as heroin and fentanyl and prescription versions including oxycodone. read more >
The positive vote, which is not binding, came despite concerns from some panel members about the drug's instructions and packaging. read more >
The federal lawsuit comes after a Van Buren pharmacy sued the drug supplier for cutting off sales of controlled substances. read more >
States announced final details Monday of settlements that the two largest pharmacy chains in the U.S. offered last month. read more >
A prototype of the app, known as OptiMAT (Optimizing Medication Assisted Treatment), was one of five winning entries in the 2022 National Institute on Drug Abuse “Product Prototypes to Combat Drug Craving” challenge. read more >
Sales at stores opened at least a year rose 8.2%, higher than the 6.5% in the previous quarter. read more >
Walmart said it "strongly disputes" the allegations and does not admit liability with the settlement plan. read more >
Authorities said Dr. Lonnie Parker prescribed about 1.2 million dosage units to 1,508 patients in a two-year period. read more >
A judge admonished the companies, saying they "squandered the opportunity" to present a meaningful plan to abate the crisis. The companies say they'll appeal. read more >
A superseding indictment has been filed in the case against Dr. Lonnie Joseph Parker of Texarkana. read more >
A jury in November found the pharmacy chains responsible for recklessly distributing massive amounts of pain pills. read more >
The money from Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson will begin flowing to communities in April. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville has asked a federal judge to throw out the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against it over allegations that its pharmacists unlawfully dispensed opioids, fueling the national opioid crisis. read more >
Arkansas stands to get up to $216 million of a $26 billion payout from three major pharmaceutical distributors and a major drug manufacturer accused of fueling the opioid epidemic. read more >
You might not realize that COVID-19 wasn’t the only driver of the national spike in deaths last year. Deaths from opioid overdoses roared to more than 7,200 in May 2020 and remained well above pre-pandemic levels thereafter. read more >
Even though opioid use has been falling in Arkansas, it’s unclear if the trend is related to the availability of medical marijuana. read more >
