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When Mike Zhang heard the story of a mother whose son died of an opioid overdose just one month after the teenager’s introduction to the drug at a party, the Virginia Tech researcher wanted to help.
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On Sept. 4, the Trump Administration announced the release of $1.8 billion in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help communities around the country fight the opioid crisis.
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Data recently released by the DEA and analyzed by the Washington Post has renewed attention to the origins of the opioid crisis afflicting communities across our Commonwealth and country.
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has announced his intention to step down from his post.
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HB 2528 (“Amanda’s Law”) introduced by Del. Tim Hugo (R-40) passed the Virginia Senate. If signed into law, HB 2528 would punish those who are responsible for deaths caused by Schedule I and Schedule II drugs.
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President Trump recently declared a national emergency on the southern border. This step will allow him to use funds for building physical barriers. He is right to use this authority granted by Congress in the 1976 National Emergencies Act in this way.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement on the government funding bill becoming law, averting another shutdown.
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Republicans have been falling over themselves to harrumph over President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to justify diverting tax dollars to build his border wall. Morgan Griffith isn’t among them.
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VCU researchers are testing a vaccine against opioid abuse developed by the Scripps Research Institute in California. The vaccine is meant to block the effects of heroin and fentanyl in patients with opioid use disorder.
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There is a particular type of adhesive patch that many people have used before. It is called a transdermal patch.
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