by Monty Self | Aug 27, 2021 | Opinion
There were more than 70,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2019. This number has steadily been rising since the 1990’s, fueled by the opioid crisis of the last two decades. Opioid-related deaths have increased from 21,088 in 2010 to 49,860 in 2019. Specifically,...
by Monty Self | Oct 26, 2020 | Opinion
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Oct. 21 it had reached an $8 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Purdue Pharma has been at the center of the nation’s opioid crisis for decades. The company pleaded guilty to paying doctors to...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 9, 2018 | News
Two-thirds of the 63,632 drug-related deaths in the U.S. in 2016 were tied to opioids, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Released on March 29, the report analyzed data on the death rates for opioid overdoses from 31 states and...
by Steve Straessle | Feb 27, 2018 | Opinion
I can’t get his face out of my mind. He had deep eyes the color of leather that perfectly matched the hue of the unkempt hair framing his face. He looked younger than he was. His eyes lit like fire when he laughed, but he was mostly serene throughout the day. He...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | News
More than 63,000 people died in the U.S. from drug overdose in 2016, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Dec. 21, 2017. This is an 11,000-death increase from 2015 and continues a 17-year trend that has now...
