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Drug overdoses among people aged 10 to 18 more than doubled in the United States between 2019 and 2021, according to a study released Thursday by health authorities, who warned in particular of the risks of counterfeit pills ...
Dec 16, 2022
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A Kentucky hospital system will pay a $4.4 million civil penalty for faulty recordkeeping that enabled a pharmacy technician to divert 60,000 doses of opioids, federal prosecutors announced.
Dec 8, 2022
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The number of people who were dispensed opioid painkillers dropped during the height of Victoria's COVID-19 restrictions, then increased as lockdowns lifted, Monash University researchers have found.
Dec 5, 2022
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Another major pharmacy chain has offered billions to settle claims for its role in the opioid epidemic.
Nov 15, 2022
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The nation's top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
Nov 3, 2022
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Fentanyl's growth from its original design as an effective surgical pain management tool to a leading cause of overdose death and concern has happened quickly—with severe consequences.
Nov 1, 2022
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Parents may have noticed a disturbing trend on social media this month: claims that fentanyl is being manufactured in colorful tablets that are meant to attract their children.
Oct 17, 2022
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Makayla Cox, a high school student in the US state of Virginia, thought she was taking medication that her friend had procured to treat pain and anxiety.
Aug 10, 2022
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A Michigan Medicine study finds that children and teens with scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion can be prescribed fewer opioids while still receiving adequate pain control after surgery.
Aug 3, 2022
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Taking oxycodone at the same time as certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly prescribed class of antidepressant, can increase the risk of opioid overdose, according to a study my colleagues and ...
Jul 29, 2022
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