President Donald Trump said Monday that the opioid epidemic is "ravaging so many American families and communities." It also appears to be more expensive than previously thought, according to a government analysis released ...
Nov 20, 2017
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U.S. health authorities have cleared a brain-stimulating device for patients suffering from debilitating withdrawal symptoms caused by addiction to heroin and other opioids.
Nov 15, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Steering opioid addicts toward treatment programs instead of prisons, while tightening federal policies on opioid prescribing, could curb the opioid epidemic, President Donald Trump's opioid crisis commission ...
Nov 2, 2017
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Insurers need to use a multipronged approach to create well-designed health insurance plans and counter the steep costs of opioid misuse, according to an article by the director of the Center for Health Services Research ...
Oct 23, 2017
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While the breakneck upswing in opioid abuse has leveled off, it remains disturbingly high and does not appear to continue its decline, according to an analysis of national data presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2017 annual ...
Oct 23, 2017
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Could a diet high in refined sugars make children and adults more susceptible to opioid addiction and overdose? New research, from our laboratory of behavioral neuroscience at the University of Guelph, suggests it could.
Oct 16, 2017
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Hospital discharges related to prescription opioids have declined slightly in recent years, but heroin-related discharges have surged, according to a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Oct 2, 2017
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Melania Trump is listening and learning about the nation's opioid epidemic.
Sep 28, 2017
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Showing the opioid epidemic knows no age limits, new research suggests more than 100 children test positive for opioid addiction or dependency each day in U.S. emergency departments.
Sep 15, 2017
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its first mobile app to help treat substance abuse, the agency said Thursday in a news release.
Sep 14, 2017
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