Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription opioids and other drugs: six-figure bonuses and a chance to snag a coveted “President's Club” award, which could mean vacations to Hawaii, the Caribbean or Mexico. The company placed that same staff...
Number of US Overdose Deaths Appears to Be Falling
NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday posted data showing nearly 68,000 drug overdose deaths were reported last year. The number may go up as more investigations...
Cocaine Deaths up in US, and Opioids Are a Big Part of It
NEW YORK — Cocaine deaths have been rising in the U.S., health officials said Thursday in their latest report on the nation's deadliest drug overdose epidemic. After several years of decline, overdose deaths involving cocaine began rising around 2012. And they jumped by more than a third between 2016 and...
Rapper Mac Miller, 26, Reportedly Dies of Drug Overdose
The rapper Mac Miller reportedly has died of a drug overdose. TMZ is reporting that Miller was found around noon Friday at his San Fernando Valley home and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 26 years old. Miller's most recent album, Swimming, was released Aug. 3. Miller, whose legal name was Malcolm...
Rep: Pop Star Demi Lovato Awake & Recovering With Family
NEW YORK — A representative for Demi Lovato says she is awake and recovering with her family after the pop singer was reportedly hospitalized Tuesday for an overdose. "Demi is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support," Lovato's representative...