David Ovalle

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Covering opioids and addiction for the Washington Post. Not @iam_DAVIDO but thanks!

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Trump nominates Virginia public safety official to head DEA

2 months ago | msn.com | David Ovalle |Maegan Vazquez

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Trump nominates Virginia public safety official to head DEA

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | David Ovalle |Maegan Vazquez

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Terry Cole to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, elevating a longtime law enforcement official who spent more than two decades at the agency and now serves as Virginia’s top public safety official. The nomination came more than two monthsafter Trump’s first selection, Florida sheriff Chad Chronister, announced his withdrawal amid withering criticism from conservative figures.
Drug deaths are down in one Ohio county and much of the U.S. Why is complex.

2 months ago | msn.com | David Ovalle

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Drug deaths are down in one Ohio county and much of the U.S. Why is complex.

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Drug deaths plummet in one Ohio county. Like the nation, the future is uncertain.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | David Ovalle

CINCINNATI — One of Evelyn Tharp’s sons died of a drug overdose. So did her brother. And two nephews and a niece. Her surviving son and daughter wrestle with severe mental illness and drug use. Her family life is chaotic exceptfor the presence of a Hamilton County outreach worker named Sarah Coyne. Each week, Coyne drops by the family’s home in the hardscrabble Price Hill neighborhood. She ferries Tharp’s 44-year-olddaughter to receive medication that treats opioid addiction.
Live updates: RFK Jr. faces Senate confirmation hearing for health secretary

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Dan Diamond |Rachel Roubein |Hannah Recht |David Ovalle |Caitlin Gilbert |Jacqueline Alemany | +2 more

Democracy Dies in DarknessHealthHealth CareMedical MysteriesScienceWell+BeingHealthHealth CareMedical MysteriesScienceWell+BeingUpdated January 29, 2025 at 8:53 a.m. ESTRobert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to be secretary of Health and Human Services, leaves after a meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on Capitol Hill this month. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)Robert F.
The Washington Post: Purdue Pharma owners strike new $US6.5b deal in opioid case

Jan 24, 2025 | thewest.com.au | David Ovalle |Mark Johnson

The billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma, maker of the pain medication blamed for helping fuel the nation’s opioid crisis, has agreed to increase payments to settle long-running litigation against the company, promising to pay $US6.5 billion ($10.2b) over 15 years as part of a deal announced Thursday by several State attorneys general.
Purdue Pharma owners strike new $6.5 billion deal in opioid case

Jan 23, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | David Ovalle |Mark Johnson

The billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma, maker of the pain medication blamed for helping fuel the nation’s opioid crisis, has agreed to increase payments to settle long-running litigation against the company, promising to pay $6.5 billion over 15 years as part of a deal announced Thursday by several state attorneys general.
Alternative medicine fans see RFK Jr. as a hero. The field’s skeptics worry.

Jan 22, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | David Ovalle |Caitlin Gilbert

Like many Americans, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes his vitamins. He has talked about vitamins or supplements at least 55 times inpodcasts, speeches, shows and interviews, according to a Washington Post analysis of more than 400 media appearances since May 2020. Kennedy, in one 2023 podcast interview, described how he takes “a fistful of vitamins every day,” acknowledging he had “no idea what they do” — although he hastouted some as cures for covid-19 and measles.
The war on smoking turns to cigarettes with ultralow nicotine

Jan 19, 2025 | post-gazette.com | Daniel Gilbert |David Ovalle |Brittany Peterson |Rio Yamat

In the heart of North Carolina tobacco country, one company manufactures cigarettes with ultralow nicotine levels designed to prevent smokers from getting addicted. Sales aren’t exactly sizzling. VLN cigarettes — the only smokable tobacco products the Food and Drug Administration allows to be marketed as lower risk for nicotine exposure — are available in about 5,100 stores in 26 states, a small fraction of the overall market for cigarettes.

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David Ovalle @DavidOvalle305

3 Feb 25

The story of Hamilton County, which includes Cincinnati, is the story of much of America at the start of 2025. Deaths from drug overdoses have fallen sharply, offering hope the crisis will further ease. https://t.co/K8BxkterLH

David Ovalle @DavidOvalle305

14 Jan 25

Researchers determined that slashing cigarette nicotine levels should essentially be all or nothing — reducing nicotine moderately would only spur smokers to light up more, exposing them to increased toxic smoke. https://t.co/WECfIaixgN w/ @rachel_roubein

David Ovalle @DavidOvalle305

13 Jan 25

Questions remain about whether the non-opioid painkiller developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals could be effective for chronic pain. https://t.co/dyXaR0U744 w @ByDanielGilbert

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Articles

Trump nominates Virginia public safety official to head DEA

Trump nominates Virginia public safety official to head DEA

Drug deaths are down in one Ohio county and much of the U.S. Why is complex.

Drug deaths are down in one Ohio county and much of the U.S. Why is complex.

Drug deaths plummet in one Ohio county. Like the nation, the future is uncertain.

Live updates: RFK Jr. faces Senate confirmation hearing for health secretary

The Washington Post: Purdue Pharma owners strike new $US6.5b deal in opioid case

Purdue Pharma owners strike new $6.5 billion deal in opioid case

Alternative medicine fans see RFK Jr. as a hero. The field’s skeptics worry.

The war on smoking turns to cigarettes with ultralow nicotine

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