Pennsylvania launches 24th US medical marijuana program
Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program.
Apr 17, 2016
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Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program.
Apr 17, 2016
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Federal drug agents raided medical clinics, pharmacies and other locations across the South on Wednesday, wrapping up what a federal official called a long-running crackdown on prescription drug abuse.
May 20, 2015
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More people now die of drug overdoses than car crashes in the state of Michigan, ranking the state among the top third in the country for drug-related deaths.
May 10, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Opioid-related hospitalizations among women in the United States increased far faster than among men between 2005 and 2014, a federal government report says.
Jun 21, 2017
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To help address the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S., the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors is calling for a comprehensive effort to increase and improve physician, caregiver and patient ...
Oct 13, 2015
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The White House commission on opioid addiction has recommended that President Donald Trump declare a national emergency over the epidemic that each day kills dozens of Americans.
Aug 1, 2017
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Of the 20.5 million Americans 12 or older that had a substance use disorder in 2015, two million had a substance use disorder involving prescription pain relievers and 591,000 had a substance use disorder involving heroin, ...
Dec 12, 2017
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Setting aside the Supreme Court fight, members of Congress this week approved bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the devastating opioid addiction across the country.
Oct 4, 2018
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An educational session on opioid abuse and new prescription guidelines led to a 45 percent decrease in opioids prescribed after hand surgery, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). The educational session ...
Mar 8, 2018
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A recent study showed that medical provider training, new clinic policies and efforts to "taper" opioid use for pain treatment could significantly reduce the level of opioid medication that patients used—a limited but positive ...
Jan 26, 2016
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