In 2016, CARA was passed. But much more needs to be done or overdose deaths will continue to mount. Previous calls for $920M to address the nation’s treatment gap have been ignored. Your member of Congress needs to hear from you now! They need to hear ASAP that every day without funding for treatment means more lost lives.
Author Archives: FedUp Rally
SEE IT: John Oliver blasts pharmaceutical industry for country’s opioid epidemic
Former DEA investigators: ‘People were dying’ while opioid cases languished
The Washington Post: Investigation: The DEA slowed enforcement while the opioid epidemic grew out of control
N.Y. negotiates national settlement with Cigna on opioid treatment
Wyden Report: Opioid Funds Lacking, Nationwide Epidemic Will Continue to Rage
U.S. Senate Finance Committee – 10/12/2016
From Yale School of Medicine: New ways to help people avoid opioid overdose and beat addiction
http://yalemedicine.org/news/article.aspx?id=13615
Yale Medicine – 10/13/2016
DEA Reduces Amount of Opioid Controlled Substances to be Manufactured in 2017
https://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/2016/hq100416.shtml
DEA – 10/4/2016
A mega-case puts opioids on trial
Cost of Opioid Rescue Drug Naloxone Becoming Unaffordable
http://www.consumerreports.org/drugs/cost-of-opioid-rescue-drug-naloxone-becoming-unaffordable/
Consumer Reports – 9/29/2016