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Grass roots support networks fill gaps in opioid treatment

Grass roots support networks fill gaps in opioid treatment
Grass roots support networks fill gaps in opioid treatment
Skip Ad Ad Loading... x Embed x Share Experts say organizations like ROCovery Fitness are key to keeping recovering drug and alcohol users from relapse.Sarah TaddeoBuy Photo ROCovery Fitness is a local recovery fitness group that includes those who have beaten addiction, some supporting friends and even supportive dogs.Here members run through the trails in Abraham Lincoln Park in Webster during a late September hike.


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N.Y. negotiates national settlement with Cigna on opioid treatment

N.Y. negotiates national settlement with Cigna on opioid treatment
N.Y. negotiates national settlement with Cigna on opioid treatment
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks during a press conference regarding a record drug bust involving heroin and fentenyl in September.(Photo: Drew Angerer, Getty Images)The insurer Cigna will no longer require pre-authorization for prescriptions to treat opioid addiction under the terms of a national settlement announced late Thursday by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.Doctors and patients complain that while it may be common to require doctors to get prior approval for other prescriptions, a delay in getting medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for heroin addiction can be deadly, as addicts can easily relapse and overdose.


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Reckitt Benckiser sued by 35 US states for 'profiteering' from opioid treatment

Reckitt Benckiser sued by 35 US states for 'profiteering' from opioid treatment
Reckitt Benckiser sued by 35 US states for 'profiteering' from opioid treatment
Dozens of US states have accused a British multinational company of "shamelessly preying on patients in need of help" by profiteering from a drug at the forefront of combating America's opioid epidemic.Thirty-five states are suing Reckitt Benckiser for allegedly running "an unlawful, multi-pronged scheme" using patent laws and false safety concerns to dominate the market and maintain an artificially high price for Suboxone, a drug used to fight addiction to prescription painkillers and heroin.Federal authorities have been investigating the company over similar issues for the past four years.


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