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Treating opioid misuse with mindfulness therapy could save thousands of dollars, new study says

  • Alixel Cabrera

A mindfulness treatment created at the University of Utah in recent years has proved to be effective at decreasing opioid misuse. Now, a new economic study found it could also save hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient. That’s if healthcare, criminal justice and lost productivity costs are taken into account.  An opioid addiction epidemic […]

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A closer look at Foulkes’ record on opioids

  • Philip Eil

In 2022, when Dan McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes first squared off for the democratic gubernatorial nomination, opioids didn’t get a lot of airtime.  Aside from a few high-profile moments — a jab in a debate by candidate Daniel Munoz, a controversial TV ad where the McKee campaign claimed Foulkes had made money “pumping opioids […]

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Senate Democrats criticize AG’s office for not disbursing opioid settlement money

  • Robin Opsahl

Iowa Senate Democrats criticized the state attorney general’s office Thursday for not distributing money from the Opioid Settlement Fund to organizations focused on opioid addiction treatment and prevention services. Iowa has received $365 million in settlement funds through several lawsuits led by the state AG’s office against opioid manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies and other parties related […]