Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths but also…
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Days left in fight for Missouri opioid tracking bill
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Lawmakers are still trying to make Missouri the final state to adopt a prescription medication database to fight the opioid epidemic as their Friday deadline to…
Missouri could be final state to track prescription opioids
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers took a pivotal step Thursday toward becoming the final state to adopt a statewide prescription opioid tracking database, despite years of resistance to the…