California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs – U-T San Diego

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs – U-T San Diego

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly a quarter of inmates tested in a screening last year in California had used one or more illegal substances, leading state prison officials to propose increasing penalties for drug and alcohol use. Under the

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Zohydro maker sues to block Massachusetts ban – U-T San Diego


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Zohydro maker sues to block Massachusetts ban
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The San Diego-based company argues in its lawsuit that Governor Patrick's order is at odds with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which approved use of Zohydro for severe pain in October. Law enforcement and public health officials fear the
Federal judge will be asked to overturn Gov. Deval Patrick's ban on opioid MassLive.com
Zohydro: Potent painkiller stirs debate over abuse vs. pain reliefeMaxHealth

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Critics Pressure FDA To Pull San Diego Company’s Painkiller Off The Market – KPBS


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Critics Pressure FDA To Pull San Diego Company's Painkiller Off The Market
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Critics call the drug "heroin in a pill." Zohydro ER is made by the San Diego company Zogenix. The extended-release painkiller is packed with hydrocodone, a widely abused narcotic. An FDA advisory committee voted against putting it on the market. But
States try to block new powerful painkiller ZohydroCBS News
States rebel against powerful new painkillerBoston Globe
Mass. among states rising up against powerful new painkillerSouthCoastToday.com
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Zogenix Seeks to Stop Massachusetts Ban on Painkiller
Zogenix Inc. (ZGNX), whose shares slumped after Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said he would ban its painkiller Zohydro over abuse concerns, sued to stop him, saying the move contradicted the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the …
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Drug Maker Seeks to Block Ban on Zohydro
San Diego-based Zogenix (NYSE:ZGNX) has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick from implementing a ban on the prescribing and dispensing of Zohydro, the company's …
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Deval Patrick said he would ban its painkiller Zohydro over abuse concerns, is suing in U.S. District Court in Boston to stop him, saying the move contradicted the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the medicine. Zohydro, approved in October …
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