healthleadersmedia : reported that Partners Health, GE help launch RIZE, an opioid addiction effort
The first donors include General Electric, Partners HealthCare, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The launch of RIZE Massachusetts drew a mix of business leaders, elected officials and health care professionals to the Taj Boston hotel on Tuesday morning to rally behind the cause. Opioid addiction is a tough enemy to fight, but public officials are hoping for a growing army of private-sector allies in the battle as a new group seeks to raise $50 million to address the problem.
It's a familiar setting for Christie, who has made fighting heroin and prescription drug abuse a centerpiece of his administration. After being unceremoniously dropped from President Trump's transition team, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is dipping his toes into the administration as he takes the lead of a White House commission to combat drug addiction. The scandal derailed Christie's presidential aspirations and may have cost him a chance to be Trump's vice presidential running mate — a role Christie openly courted. The focus on the drug issue also gives Christie a chance to try to move past negative headlines that have helped fuel his unpopularity in New Jersey.
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Trump taps Chris Christie to lead fight against nation's opioid addiction crisis
It's a familiar setting for Christie, who has made fighting heroin and prescription drug abuse a centerpiece of his administration. After being unceremoniously dropped from President Trump's transition team, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is dipping his toes into the administration as he takes the lead of a White House commission to combat drug addiction. The scandal derailed Christie's presidential aspirations and may have cost him a chance to be Trump's vice presidential running mate — a role Christie openly courted. The focus on the drug issue also gives Christie a chance to try to move past negative headlines that have helped fuel his unpopularity in New Jersey.
Ohio lawmakers push opioid prescription restrictions, online addiction counseling
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Prescription painkillers are responsible for the largest number of Marijuana overdoses in Ohio, and state lawmakers want to further restrict prescribing the highly-addictive pills. Addiction treatment centers or physicians treating patients for addiction must offer naltrexone, which blocks opioids' effects on the brain, as an option. "Ohio has the opportunity right now to take ownership of this issue and do everything in its power to become a leader in opioid prescription reform," Scott Weidle said. Prescriptions for opioids have declined as the state has increased prescription reporting and cracked down on pill mills and doctor shopping. Daniel Weidle battled addiction for eight years before he died at age 30.collected by :Lucy William
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