$1.5B From Biden Administration To Fight Opioid Crisis

The Biden administration proposed a $1.5 billion grant programme to assist states, territories, and tribal lands in combating the opioid pandemic.

The funding would allow…

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2020 Roundup Risk Assessment To Be Dropped By EPA

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Federal environmental inspectors are dropping a contentious 2020 risk assessment on the link between Roundup and cancer, which featured the weedkiller's active key component,…

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Medicinal Cannabis Can Replace Opioids For Pain Relief

Categories: General

A new study of thousands of patients has determined that medicinal cannabis might be an essential pain treatment alternative to opioids.

The study discovered that after taking…

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Fans Sue Washington Commanders Over Fedex Field Collapse

Categories: General

Four New Jersey football fans are suing the Washington Commanders, claiming they are still suffering from injuries incurred in January when a railing at FedEx Field collapsed, injuring many spectators.

The spectators who filed the case are…

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Colorado Woman Sues Trucking Company Over Wrongful Death

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The family of a single Colorado mother died last month when a semi-hauling excavator collided with a bridge has filed a wrongful death complaint in Larimer County District Court against the trucker and trucking business.

According to the…

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Family Of Hazing Victim Gets $1M From VCU

Categories: Settlements

Virginia Commonwealth University will pay roughly $1 million to the family of a young man who died as a result of a fraternity hazing event in 2021.

The family agreement mandates the University of Richmond to make substantial modifications…

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Tennessee Sues Walgreens Over Opioid Crisis

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Tennessee state's attorney general said on Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens, claiming that the pharmacy giant failed to maintain adequate safeguards against the misuse of prescription painkillers, which contributed to the…

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$400M Settlement Between WV & Three Big Opioid Distributors

Categories: Settlements

A historic 400 million dollar settlement between West Virginia and the three largest opioid distributors in the country has been reached.

The deal was reached after a lawsuit…

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Opioid Addicts Increasingly Seeking Out Illicit Fentanyl

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Unlawful fentanyl, one of the deadliest street narcotics, has evolved from a silent killer that people frequently try to avoid to one that many opioid users now actively seek out.…

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