On Friday, an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives passed HR 6, or the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) Act. The bill, which largely addresses the opioid overdose crisis, is stuffed with different measures—nearly 60 individual laws, all previously
On Friday, an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives passed HR 6, or the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) Act. The bill, which largely addresses the opioid overdose crisis, is stuffed with different measures—nearly 60 individual laws, all previously
Kratom, the plant-based herbal supplement that has become a lightning rod in the opioid crisis, has come under FDA scrutiny, leading the agency to issue a warning to users and asking manufacturers to stop distributing the product for sale. “Products like Kratom straddle the fence between
Dealing with an increasing number of emergency calls, hospital visits and homeless issues attributed to opioid abuse, a handful of Orange County cities are moving to seek damages from companies that make and market the drugs. A 2017 Orange County Health Care Agency report said the
Dozens of advocates, consumers and vendors of the botanical drug kratom traveled to Washington, D.C., last week, hoping to preserve access to an herb they say has improved and even saved lives. Organizers said many of the Hill staffers they met with had heard about kratom,
Opponents of the Food and Drug Administration’s expanding dragnet of the herbal supplement kratom are arguing that the agency is eliminating a vital way to fight the opioid crisis. The FDA says there is no scientific evidence that kratom can help treat opioid withdrawal and that
Artificial intelligence and machine learning could be a key aid in ramping up efforts to stem the overdose crisis, according to an American doctor and researcher. Lisa Latts, deputy chief health officer for IBM Watson Health in Colorado, was in Vancouver last week to share her
