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Idaho is one of 15 states now agreeing to a controversial bankruptcy plan involving Purdue Pharma, with the state poised to receive tens of millions of dollars from the Oxycontin maker if the deal is approved.
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The United States has been battling the opioid epidemic for years, with much of the focus on medical doctors and how they prescribe these medications.…
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Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Wednesday that Idaho will not be part of a reported settlement with Purdue Pharma, and the state will continue…
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The Boise Police Department is out with a report offering residents of the City of Trees a snapshot of the agency.Calls for service are up, but crime is…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported record drug overdose numbers in 2017, but a handful of states saw a decrease last...
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A state-by-state analysis of opioid prescriptions for people who visited emergency rooms with a sprained ankle show one in four patients were given...
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The Nez Perce tribe is the latest indigenous government to sue drug makers over the opioid crisis gripping the nation.The complaint from the Nez Perce…
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Ada County Judge Lyn Norton says opioid abuse has arrived in Idaho's most populous county, and that abuse can happen to anyone.“It is not the indigent and…
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Late last month, the magazine Pacific Standard published a profile entitled, "King of Boise, The Life and Times of a Teenage Oxycodone Dealer."It follows…
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Police in Twin Falls are now equipped with Narcan, the drug able to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose. The addition of the medication to law…