March 8, 2023 According to a new study, opioid use during pregnancy may have a negative neurological or behavioral impact on children later...
Category: Opioids Litigation
Babies Born Addicted to Opioids Cost U.S. Over $500 Million per Year
January 12, 2022 In the year preceding the onset of the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, the opioid epidemic led the headlines. Studies were...
Opioids Prescribed to Pregnant Women Tied to Birth Defects
July 20, 2021 With over 27 million Americans using an illicit or prescription opioid on a routine basis, it’s quite clear that opioid...
Opioids: The Common Enemy of 2019
April 15, 2020 The opioid epidemic dominated news headlines last year, with lawsuits and new regulations aimed at holding manufacturers responsible for prescription...
Pain and Pregnancy: The Opioid Epidemic is a Women’s Issue
January 8, 2020 While the use of opioid drugs increases among pregnant women, it is important to understand the risks associated with short...
Marketing Efforts Created the Crisis that led to Opioid Lawsuits
October 8, 2019 As courtrooms continue to fill with opioid lawsuits across the U.S., researchers provide more insight into the role that pharmaceutical...
No One Said Opioids Could Cause Birth Defects
July 16, 2019 Drug manufacturers hid the truth about the dangerous side effects of opioids in misleading advertisements. Now we know opioids could...
America’s Opioid Usage Seeps into the Environment
April 3, 2019 Opioids detected in mussels found on the coast of the Pacific Northwest correlate to high usage in nearby cities. Shellfish...
New Study Links Prenatal Opioid Use and Birth Defects
January 14, 2019 A new study finds a causal link between prescribed opioid treatment during pregnancy and birth defects in newborns. Researchers found...
