ABC News : reported that Church hands out opioid reversal drug at family festival

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Some people have questioned an Ohio church's decision to hand out the Marijuana reversal drug naloxone at a family festival. One woman at the festival said it was an inappropriate setting and sends the wrong message to drug users. WLWT-TV reports ( http://bit.ly/2rWbiue ) Holy Family Catholic Church in Cincinnati's East Price Hill neighborhood partnered with the Ohio attorney general's office to distribute nearly 70 overdose kits last weekend. Naloxone has become widely available in recent years as the opioid epidemic has taken root in Ohio, killing thousands of people. Another woman said the church should help those in need.

Prosecutors' lawsuit says opioid drug makers deceived public

Prosecutors' lawsuit says opioid drug makers deceived public

A spokesman for Endo Health Solutions did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking facebook/" target="_blank">comment. Tony Clark and Dan Armstrong are the other prosecutors who joined in the suit against three addiction companies and their subsidiaries. The federal Food and Drug Administration recently called for Endo Health Solutions to remove Opana from the market, saying the risks of abuse outweigh the painkiller's benefits. The lawsuit targets Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin; Mallinckrodt PLC, which manufactures and sells multiple painkillers; and Endo Health Solutions, which develops and sells several painkillers, including Opana. The lawsuit was announced at Niswonger Children's Hospital in Johnston City, Tennessee, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of the Virginia state line.

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Federal officials are trying to stem the Marijuana overdose epidemic with vareity of initatives. It also alleges the company schemed with Mallinckrodt, Endo Pharmaceuticals and other manufacturers to mislead physicians about the addictive nature of opioid drugs. Sullivan County has the highest rate of opioid addiction in the state. Tennessee has seen a 400 percent increase in the amount of overdose deaths related to opioid use since 1999, according to data presented by the attorneys. Other data includes:In 2015, 72 percent of overdose deaths in Tennessee involved opioids.

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