Zogenix executive says Mass. drug ban ‘makes no sense whatsoever’ – San Francisco Business Times (blog)

Zogenix executive says Mass. drug ban ‘makes no sense whatsoever’ – San Francisco Business Times (blog)

Zogenix executive says Mass. drug ban 'makes no sense whatsoever'
San Francisco Business Times (blog)
… 'makes no sense whatsoever'. Zohydro Zogenix. Enlarge Photo. Michael Croog. Zohydro, an opioid painkiller made by San Diego-based Zogenix, has put out a pill bottle with a combination lock as one of several measures intended to prevent drug abuse.

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Life-saving overdose antidote may become easy to buy – San Francisco Chronicle


San Francisco Chronicle

Life-saving overdose antidote may become easy to buy
San Francisco Chronicle
Proponents of the bill say making naloxone available over the counter at participating pharmacies increases the number of places friends, family and users themselves can find the rescue drug to keep on hand for emergencies. Ashley Kopp, 27 year old

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San Francisco’s Sheriff Implements Obamacare – PublicCEO.com

San Francisco's Sheriff Implements Obamacare
PublicCEO.com
According to Sheriff Mirkarimi, approximately 90% of the people that are leaving incarceration in San Francisco do not have health insurance. The number of people in county jail with chronic mental illnesses and substance abuse issues is skyrocketing

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California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs – San Francisco Examiner

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs
San Francisco Examiner
Nearly a quarter of inmates tested in a screening last year in California had used one or more illegal substances, leading state prison officials to propose increasing penalties for drug and alcohol use. Under the recommendation, a first positive test

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Federal judge to rule on Massachusetts drug ban – San Francisco Chronicle

Federal judge to rule on Massachusetts drug ban
San Francisco Chronicle
Drug maker Zogenix argues that the ban is unconstitutional because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already approved Zohydro's use for treatment of severe and chronic pain. The state argues that Zohydro will "exacerbate a severe public health …

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