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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 for ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Narcan, an emergency opioid overdose reversal treatment, will soon be available at U.S. pharmacies without a prescription for about $45. The Food and Drug Administration approved Emergent BioSolutions Inc.'s spray for over-the-counter ...
Sep 5, 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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Fentanyl's effects are fast and dangerous.
Sep 4, 2023
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A growing number of overdose deaths in the United States involve counterfeit pills, health officials reported Thursday.
Sep 1, 2023
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Narcan, a lifesaving medication that reverses opioid overdose, will be available on U.S. drugstore shelves and online starting next week.
Aug 30, 2023
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New guidance aimed at helping standardize community overdose response and take-home naloxone kits across Canada has been published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The guidance is an important document to optimize ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, and Michal McDowell, MD, MPH, from the Department of Psychiatry at Mass General, have authored a new study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, titled "Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment in Sexually ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Millions of Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and millions more struggle with an addicted family member or friend, a new poll finds.
Aug 15, 2023
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In 2021, an estimated 2.5 million people aged 18 years or older in the U.S. had opioid use disorder in the past year, yet only one in five of them (22%) received medications to treat it, according to a new study. Some groups ...
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