Opioids

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and several law enforcement agencies are urging lawmakers to legalize fentanyl test strips and expand access to naloxone amid a spike in fentanyl-related deaths.

We listen back to conversations about the shocking rates of overdose deaths and how fentanyl plays into them.

Iowa health experts say they’re concerned over the sharp increase in deaths related the highly-potent opioid fentanyl.

The state Attorney General’s office has announced it is working with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to launch a new opioid treatment program.

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Iowa could claim up to $170 million from a lawsuit settlement with four companies accused of contributing to the nation’s opioid addiction and overdose crisis.

A bankruptcy judge cleared a plan for final vote by creditors of Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, that would release the Sacklers and their financial empire from liability for the opioid crisis.

State health data shows that opioid-related deaths increased by 35 percent in 2020.

Under a bankruptcy plan filed late Monday, the OxyContin maker would pay $500 million up front, promising billions in future payments. Twenty-four states rejected the proposal.

The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready.