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News Articles: opioids

Ashwani Sheoran, 41, says that when he worked as pharmacist at different Walmarts, he spoke up about the handling of opioid prescriptions and was told to stay quiet and was eventually let go.

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  • National

Former Walmart Pharmacists Say Company Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed

The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by "pill mill" doctors.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
On Tuesday, the Justice Department filed a civil suit accusing Walmart of failing to stop "hundreds of thousands" of improper opioid transactions at its chain of pharmacies.

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  • National

Walmart Is Latest Big-Name Company Embroiled In Opioid Crisis

The Justice Department says the retailer ignored red flags for years, filling suspicious prescriptions for opioids and contributing to America's deadly addiction crisis. Walmart denies wrongdoing.

December 23, 2020
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  • Brian Mann

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  • World

'We Are Shipping To The U.S.': Inside China's Online Synthetic Drug Networks

China banned fentanyl last year, but an NPR investigation reveals how Chinese vendors continue to market the chemicals used to make the drug on e-commerce and social media sites.

November 17, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Feng
President Donald Trump speaks at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 24, 2019 in Atlanta. President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.

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  • National

Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic

President Trump promised to end America's opioid crisis. On his watch overdose deaths flattened in 2018 then surged again to record levels.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Demonstrators protest the Food and Drug Administration's policies related to pharmaceutical opioids at a rally in front of the Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Local Leaders Discuss The Opioid Crisis In Georgia

On this edition of Political Rewind, the opioid crisis is a nationwide plague, killing or holding hostage to drug addiction countless Americans.

April 30, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife Marty Kemp greet President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump as they arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to attend the "Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit," Wednesday April 24, 2019, in Atlanta.

Trump Lauds Faith-Based Approach To Addiction Recovery During Atlanta Speech

Speaking at the National Rx Drug and Heroin Abuse Summit in Atlanta, President Donald Trump told attendees that his support for faith-based initiatives...

April 26, 2019
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  • Robert Jimison

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  • Health

How Fentanyl Is Changing The Demographics — And Dangers — Of Georgia's Opioid Crisis

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 200,000 opioid-related deaths in the United States over the last...

April 25, 2019
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By:
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more

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  • Health

Study: Construction Workers Hit Hard By Opioid Crisis

Opioid addiction does not discriminate. It affects families and communities at every socioeconomic level and in every region in Georgia. "On Second...

January 28, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Ethics Charges Fly In Race For Governor

On this edition of Political Rewind, a rash of ethics charges fly in the Democratic contest for governor. Also, Republican David Shafer has been cleared...

April 23, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Headlines For Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Voters go to the polls to elect Atlanta's next mayor Atlanta's Board of Education amends dress code policy after a petition New study finds that the...

December 05, 2017
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
This Sept. 22, 2016 file photo shows the screen of an electronic voting machine during testing at the KSU Center for Election Systems.

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  • Politics

Amid Lawsuit, Georgia Voter Data Erased

On this edition of "Political Rewind," how did voter data end up being erased from state computers even as a lawsuit challenging the integrity of...

October 27, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

On Second Thought For Thursday, August 31, 2017

Ayyyy! Henry Winkler is coming to Georgia this week for the Decatur Book Festival. He’s the co-creator of a popular children’s book series that centers...

September 05, 2017
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  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

Opiate Antidote Naloxone New Necessity For Police

New Jersey police detective Eric Price came in contact with fentanyl while doing his job. “I felt like my body was shutting down,” Price said. “People...

September 01, 2017
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  • Josephine Bennett

When Your Weapon Is Your Nose: Police Work To Protect K-9s From Potent Opioids

Drugs like fentanyl aren’t just creating new risks for human police officers. The dogs who use their powerful noses to sniff out drugs are inhaling the...

September 01, 2017
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  • Emily Jones

Addiction, Recovery: The Voices Of Georgia’s Opioid Crisis

On a recent sweltering afternoon, Jeremy stood on a street corner in Atlanta, remembering how his relationship with opioids started. “I was stealing...

September 01, 2017
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  • Sam Whitehead
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