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Narcan Founder on Curbing the Opioid Epidemic and Coping With Ethics
Narcan, the nasal spray that saved Demi Lovato from overdosing on opiates, is now available without a prescription in 49 states. Roger Crystal, MD, CEO of Opiant Pharmaceuticals and founder of Narcan, confronts the drug's ethical issues...
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The Founder of the Drug that Saved Demi Lovato on Its Ethical Grey Area
Narcan, the nasal spray that saved Demi Lovato from overdosing, is now available without a prescription in 49 states. Roger Crystal, MD, CEO of Opiant Pharmaceuticals and founder of the drug, discusses the potential ethical dilemma of...
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Narcan Inventor Dismisses Ethical Concerns
Narcan, the nasal spray that saved Demi Lovato from overdosing, is now available without a prescription in 49 states. Roger Crystal, MD, CEO of Opiant Pharmaceuticals and founder of the drug, was interviewed Thursday by Cheddar.
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Narcan Inventor Says Drug Doesn't Enable Addicts
Narcan, the nasal spray that saved Demi Lovato from overdosing, is now available without a prescription in 49 states. Roger Crystal, MD, CEO of Opiant Pharmaceuticals and founder of the drug, was interviewed Thursday by Cheddar.
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Drug Companies Tout Lower Prices
Peter Loftus, Reporter at the Wall Street Journal, is skeptical of pharmaceutical companies touting lower drug prices. Merck may be releasing lower drug prices, Loftus told Cheddar, but they represent a smaller percentage of the...
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Are Lower Drug Prices for Real?
Peter Loftus, Reporter at the Wall Street Journal, is skeptical of pharmaceutical companies touting lower drug prices. Merck may be cutting prices on medications, Loftus told Cheddar, but the ones affected represent a smaller percentage...
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Where did millions of missing opioid doses go?
Every year, hundreds of thousands of controlled drugs (mostly opioids) that were supposed to end up on pharmacy shelves are reported missing to Health Canada — and that number is on the rise. Vik Adhopia explains what might be going on.
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Former drug addict writes her own future
Valérie Zézé has returned to one of the places that dominated her life as a drug addict. She can't recall the number of times she knocked on the door of the reception centre in Brussels to ask for help. "This door is very important to...
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High Times CEO: Vicente Fox Joining Board Brings Credibility
The former president of Mexico, a long-time advocate of legalizing cannabis globally, joined the board of the cannabis culture company. Adam Levine, CEO of High Times, said his addition will lend support to its efforts.
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Pot May Soon Be Legal in Canada, But Crimes Will Stand
Canada's Senate has voted to legalize recreational marijuana. We spoke to cannabis activist Jodie Emery, who thinks this vote is going to send a major message to the rest of the world.
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Hickenlooper Responds to Critics Over Vetoing Marijuana Bills
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper discusses why he vetoed several marijuana bills, including one allowing for weed tasting rooms and another that added autism to the list of qualifying conditions.
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Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Defends Marijuana Vetoes
The Republican reiterated his cautious approach to legalization, despite momentum for more liberalization in a state with some of the most tolerant cannabis laws in the country.
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Scientists divided on hepatitis C testing
A medical recommendation suggests everyone born between 1945 and 1975 should be tested for the virus, but not everyone in the medical field thinks that's a good idea, or a wise investment.
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When pharmacies stop thefts, illegal drug use increases
Experts say that's what's happened in B.C. and could also happen in Ottawa, as people who have been on opioid painkillers for years and are now being cut off.
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How to make customs controls more effective?
"The ultimate challenge for customs officers is to find weapons, drugs and dangerous products hidden among the millions of containers that cross our borders every day. In the commercial port of Gdansk, researchers are testing a...
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Trump's Drug Pricing Plan: More Bark Than Bite?
The president laid out a plan that promised to bring down the costs of drugs. But it could amount to minimal changes that put too much pressure on drugmakers, says Adriel Bettelheim, health care editor at Politico.
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Slamming a 'Broken System,' Trump Proposes to Lower Drug Prices
The president laid out a plan that promised to bring down the costs of drugs. But it could amount to just minimal changes that don't end up pressuring drug makers enough to bring down prices, says Adriel Bettelheim, health care editor at...
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Pharma Shares Shrug Off Trump's Drug Pricing Plan
The president laid out a plan that promised to bring down the costs of drugs. But it could amount to just minimal changes that don't end up pressuring drug makers enough to bring down prices, says Adriel Bettelheim, health care editor at...
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Possible breakthrough on lung cancer
Research into the treatment of lung cancer has achieved a possible breakthrough - after a new study showed survival times were nearly doubled for some patients - by combining the use of immunotherapy drugs with chemotherapy. Oncologists...
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Federal government introduces new measures for managing drug addictions
Managing drug addictions is never easy, but the federal government has introduced new measures it hopes will make it easier for patients to get treatment. The federal government is removing the special license requirement for prescribing...
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EU signs border agreement with Albania
Europe's Commissioner for Migration was in Albania on Monday signing a draft border management agreement with the West Balkan state. The Commission hailed the deal as strengthening the EU's external borders. Under the agreement, European...
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The Shady Side of Bitcoin
Our Original Content Producer Eitan Levine is back with the fourth crypto crash course, this time he talks about illegal activity in blockchain.
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Dad breaks law trying to help addicted daughter
An Ottawa father says he knows he broke the law by locking his 16-year-old daughter inside the house — a desperate attempt to stop her from buying drugs.
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Dark web marketplace AlphaBay falls
A Canadian man founded the now defunct online marketplace for illicit drugs and illegal trade