California Coroners May Be Required to Report Pain Med Deaths
State governments and health officials across the United States are grappling with what to do about the growing number of people who die from prescription…
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Purdue Gets Deadline for List of Risky California Doctors
It looks like the heat is beginning to ratchet up in California on Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, a widely used and highly addictive…
Patients Seek Faster Access to Pain Meds That Work
In most of the United States, health insurance companies – not doctors – decide what pain medications should be prescribed to chronic pain sufferers. It’s…
Pain Doc Duped by Dog X-Rays
An undercover sheriff's deputy pretending to be a patient duped a southern California physician into giving her a powerful pain medication by showing him X-rays…
Opioid Use by Injured California Workers Declining
The use of powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone by injured California workers has dropped to its lowest level since 2007, according to a new…
New California Budget Doesn’t Include Much State Park Funding - Video News
The California budget is a mess. State funding is so tight that 70 state parks were scheduled to close on July 1st. The state held…
Operation Blankets of Love: Helping Homeless Animals
A puppy found deserted on a remote highway in the California desert. Her hesitant new “Mom.” In 2003, the two seemed an unlikely duo to…
Opioid Addicts Have Highest Risk of Death
People addicted to opioid painkillers are nearly six times more likely to die than healthy individuals, according to a comprehensive new study. Opioid addicts were…