Pres. Barack Obama acknowledged the Hulse family’s loss via a letter from the White House earlier this month. Richard Hulse shared the biography he wrote on his younger brother Bo My Brother Bo: Addicted in Paradise (A Meredith Etc book) with Pres. Obama. Bo Hulse, like many known and unknown Americans have overdosed on opioids.
The president’s administration has worked diligently to expand substance abuse treatment and recovery programs.
Prescription drug OD has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S.
List of Extended-Release and Long-Acting Opioid Products Required to Have an Opioid REMS
Trade Name | Generic Name | |
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1 | Avinza | Morphine sulfate extended-release capsules |
2 | Butrans | Buprenorphine transdermal system |
3 | Dolophine | Methadone hydrochloride tablets |
4 | Duragesic | Fentanyl transdermal system |