Opioids
Finally recognizing the Israeli opioid disaster
Israel, now the largest per capita consumer of opioids, faces a rising crisis. Learn about the challenges, responses from health authorities, and the need for improved treatment and prevention.
Health Ministry’s amendment for control on potentially deadly opioid prescriptions endorsed
Israeli scientists claim the brain can stop the urge to take fentanyl
Over-prescribing opioids is unethical - opinion
TAU and Sackler family agree to remove Sackler name from Faculty of Medicine
The two sides issued a joint announcement on Wednesday without providing any explanation for dropping the name that has belonged to the medical school.
Teva to pay Nevada $193 million over role in opioid epidemic
Nevada, along with other states and thousands of local governments, accused Teva and other drugmakers of downplaying the addiction risks of opioid pain drugs.
Jewish family behind OxyContin, to pay $6B in deal against lawsuits
The decision to grant immunity by a federal appeals court panel Tuesday effectively ends the thousands of civil lawsuits that have been filed against Purdue Pharma, the Sacklers’ company.
Diplomatic disaster and opioid preoccupation
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and guest co-host Tamar Uriel-Beeri.
Israel's pain-related opioid consumption has overtaken the US
A new study suggests immediate actions to be taken to cut consumption and use of narcotic medicine than clinically necessary.
Israeli drugmaker Teva says opioids settlement to move forward in US
As a result of the opiod crisis, more than 932,000 people have died in the US since 1999 from a drug overdose.
Mexico arrests Ovidio Guzman, son of 'El Chapo,' in night of violence
News of the capture came after a night of violence in the city of Culiacan in the northern state of Sinaloa, home to the drug cartel of the same name.
Teva to pay $523m. to New York as it looks to move past opioid lawsuits
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the US opioid epidemic.
How can we stop the opioid crisis? It involves medical cannabis - study
90.6% of study participants found medical cannabis to be very or extremely helpful in treating their medical condition.
Deadly ‘rainbow fentanyl’ drug targets youth in 18 US states, DEA warns
The drug is brightly colored like candy, potentially a ploy to sell the dangerous drugs to children and young adults, the DEA said.
Israel's Teva pharmaceuticals company keeps selling to Russia despite sanctions
Teva CEO Kare Schultz said that despite sanctions, Teva still sells medications to Russia, because this is a humanitarian move. He also revealed that Teva donates medicines to Ukraine.