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Approval of powerful opioid likely to put scrutiny on FDA
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Approval of powerful opioid likely to put scrutiny on FDA

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This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. Abuse of painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and other opioids across the country has resulted in tens of thousands of children being taken from their homes and placed in the foster care system.
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Another opioid is set to hit the market amid public health crisis

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This Friday, June 1, 2018, file photo shows syringes of the opioid painkiller fentanyl in an inpatient pharmacy.
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More people died from drug overdoses in 2017 than guns, murders, or car accidents

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A worker sorts mail into trays at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Suburban processing and distribution center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017.
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Rep. Mike Bishop: A simple law will help keep toxic opioids out of our communities

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President Donald Trump signs legislation combating the opioid epidemic, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Washington.
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The opioid fix that wasn’t

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President Donald Trump holds a pen up after signing bipartisan legislation to confront the opioid crisis in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Washington.
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Trump signs major opioids legislation just in time for elections

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A week old baby lies in one of the ICU bays at one of the Norton Children's Hospital neonatal intensive care units Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Louisville, Ky. This particular NICU, is dedicated to newborns of opioid addicted mothers, that are suffering with newborn abstinence syndrome, is kept dark and quiet due to increased production of neurotransmitters in newborns of addicted mothers, which can disrupt the nervous system and overstimulate bodily functions.
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Trump administration launches program for moms, babies with opioid withdrawal

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In this Friday, June 1, 2018, photo, small vials of fentanyl are shown in the inpatient pharmacy at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Amid the nation's opioid epidemic, hospitals are struggling to get widely used injected pain medicines because of ongoing supply shortages. The shortages affect just about every corner of the hospital, from the operating room and emergency department.
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FDA launches global crackdown on websites selling illicit opioids and drugs

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This Aug. 29, 2018 photo shows an arrangement of prescription Oxycodone pills in New York. Figures from a 2017 survey released on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, show fewer people used heroin for the first time compared to the previous year, and fewer Americans misusing or addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
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Trump administration hasn’t used full authorities to fight opioid epidemic, says federal watchdog

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In this May 10, 2018 photo, a Narcan nasal spray dispenser is displayed in New York.
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FDA considers requiring co-prescribing overdose antidote to go along with opioids

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