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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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The Virginia Department of Health and the Department of Forensic Science have received $4.9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that Virginia will receive $6,349,505 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat the opioid crisis.
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