(Natural News) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into retail giant Walmart to determine whether or not it filled prescriptions improperly and failed to report suspicious prescriptions for opioid drugs. According to Paxton, he filed a Civil Investigative Demand that requires extensive documentation from the company, including records going back to 2006, […]

(Natural News) A new study from the University of Southern Califonia has uncovered a disturbing trend in the opioid distribution: While state legislature and hospitals have implemented more stringent measures in prescribing opioids, physicians’ offices have continued the practice, increasing the rate of prescription by more than four times. The report, which was published in the Annals […]

(Natural News) As America grapples with alleviating the opioid addiction crisis that killed more than 30,000 people in the country in 2015, the debate rages on over the best way to tackle the issue. One aspect many people can agree on, however, is the fact that doctors are overprescribing these dangerous drugs, spurring addictions that […]