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Pandemic telehealth rules expanded access to lifesaving addiction medication. Will the next DEA leader extend the flexibilities?

Pandemic telehealth rules expanded access to lifesaving addiction medication. Will the next DEA leader extend the flexibilities?

by Caroline Killilea | Dec 18, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

The medication buprenorphine, used by patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), became easier for Americans to access in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this access is only a temporary protection, and experts say the clock is ticking before...
SCOTUS split on future of opioid recovery funds as Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, Sackler legal immunity at stake

SCOTUS split on future of opioid recovery funds as Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, Sackler legal immunity at stake

by Shravya Pant | Dec 5, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices appeared torn on whether Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement plan, which would protect the Sackler family ownership from civil liability in exchange for $6 billion in opioid relief funds, has legal standing during oral arguments...

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