Can you stop an overdose death? Updated guidelines may help
Saving lives after an opioid overdose isn't just the job of emergency department workers, according to guidelines on how to treat heart-stopping poisonings.
Sep 19, 2023
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Saving lives after an opioid overdose isn't just the job of emergency department workers, according to guidelines on how to treat heart-stopping poisonings.
Sep 19, 2023
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Could future opioid overdoses, fatalities and other harms of opioid addiction be prevented if hospital emergency departments made better use of effective medications for opioid addiction?
Sep 18, 2023
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Partnerships between the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office (CCMEO) and the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education has allowed for the creation of a comprehensive database of more than 250 variables ...
Sep 15, 2023
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New UCLA-led research has found that the proportion of US overdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants has increased more than 50-fold since 2010, from 0.6% (235 deaths) in 2010 to 32.3% (34,429 deaths) in 2021.
Sep 14, 2023
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Injectable, extended-release buprenorphine can be an effective option for people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, but cost and treatment retention are still barriers for patients unless there are significant changes, ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Post-overdose outreach programs have proliferated as Massachusetts communities seek to respond to the opioid overdose crisis, driven by fentanyl in the illicit drug supply and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 14, 2023
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The United States is experiencing its highest overall death rates in more than a century, fueled in part by drug overdose mortality. The origins of the current epidemic are due, at least in part, to a 1986 World Health Organization ...
Sep 12, 2023
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During the same week that naloxone—a nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses—became available for purchase without a prescription, the nation's top substance use officials called for greater availability and training ...
Sep 11, 2023
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A good night's sleep has many proven health benefits, and a new Scripps Research study suggests one more: preventing opioid relapse.
Sep 6, 2023
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In recent years, the opioid epidemic has been worsened by the advent of street fentanyl, an illicit version of a powerful prescription painkiller.
Sep 5, 2023
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