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A new injectable drug for opioid treatment was just approved by the FDA. This could be "a game changer" and could open up opportunities for patients with drug addiction.

FDA approves Indivior’s monthly injection to treat opioid addiction A new form of a widely used opioid addiction treatment that is injected monthly instead of taken daily as a tablet was approved Thursday by the FDA.

Thursday October 26, President Trump now declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency to create awareness across the country, stating "We can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic."

Trump declares opioid epidemic public health emergency – here’s what that means President Trump officially declared the opioid crisis a “public health emergency” on Thursday.

API promotes drug-free workplaces and families Since planting its roots in Salem in 2003, the business model of API Global has evolved, undergoing new ownership in 2010 and broadening its reach into the Pacific Northwest in 2010.

The surge of prescription drug related deaths is making it hard to autopsy all the bodies. The National Association of Medical Examiners requires that no single medical examiner perform more that 250 autopsies a year, this minimizes potential errors and ensures a standard quality is met.

There are too many opioid overdoses to autopsy all the bodies The massive increase in drug deaths has overburdened medical examiners

First lady Melania Trump is scheduled to meet today in the White House's State Dinning Room. Her goal is speaking with as many people as possible ad getting feedback on ways she can help combat the epidemic. She is already focusing on education and youth drug prevention.

Melania Trump to host opioid abuse roundtable First lady Melania Trump will lead her first roundtable discussion on a policy issue Thursday, signaling she is adding the opioid crisis to her portfolio of issues.

Multiple pharmaceutical companies are being investigated by 41 states' attorneys. This investigation is due to the spike in op**te addiction.

41 States To Investigate Pharmaceutical Companies Over Opioids The states' attorneys general are banding together to investigate the makers and distributors of powerful opioid painkillers that have led to a spike in op**te addictions and overdose deaths.

A new treatment is helping drug addicts recover and stay clean after being released from jail. Unlike methadone, Vivitrol is a non-narcotic which may be why this new treatment is successful.

http://www.standard.net/Police-Fire/2017/09/05/Ex-jail-inmates-staying-off-drugs-with-breakthrough-non-narcotic-treatment-Utah-Davis-Salt-Lake-Vivitrol-methadone-Suboxone

Breakthrough in drug addiction treatment: 'It’s the country-western song played backwards' Dozens of former Northern Utah Jail inmates in the past year have received once-a-month shots of Vivitrol. The non-narcotic treatment curbs cravings for narcotics.

Early this month the president declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. Prevention effort are only part of the solution. More immediate treatments are needed to help fight the epidemic.

https://theconversation.com/the-opioid-epidemic-is-finally-a-national-emergency-eight-years-too-late-82623

The opioid epidemic is finally a national emergency – eight years too late On August 10, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. But we need to do a lot more to prevent this crisis from escalating even further.

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