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US opioid crisis at epidemic proportions
Many US communities are facing an epidemic of opioid and heroin abuse that is straining resources from police, to jails, to emergency medical personnel and treatment centers.
May 4, 2017
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Science Says: Why are opioids so addictive?
Pleasure. Craving. Withdrawal.
May 2, 2017
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Opioid abuse drops when doctors check patients' drug history
There's a simple way to reduce the opioid epidemic gripping the country, according to new Cornell research: Make doctors check their patients' previous prescriptions.
Apr 27, 2017
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Opioid-related deaths might be underestimated: CDC
(HealthDay)—America's prescription drug abuse epidemic may be even more deadly than expected, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests.
Apr 25, 2017
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Overcoming Opioids: Special schools help teens stay clean
When Logan Snyder got hooked on pills after a prescription to treat pain from a kidney stone, she joined the millions already swept up in the nation's grim wave of addiction to opioid painkillers.
Apr 25, 2017
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Opioid addiction increases likelihood of death tenfold in general healthcare settings
People who are addicted to opioids and receiving their medical care in a general health care setting were more than 10 times as likely to die during a four-year period than people without substance abuse problems, UCLA researchers ...
Apr 21, 2017
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More access to opioid treatment programs needed in Southeast, says study
In 2015, more than 30,000 Americans died from overdosing on opioids, and a new study led by the University of Georgia shows that one of the hardest hit populations-low-income Americans on Medicaid-isn't getting the help it ...
Mar 30, 2017
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Fewer U.S. kids overdosing on opioids
(HealthDay)—The number of U.S. kids who overdose on prescription painkillers each year may be declining—but the incidents remain a major public health problem, new research says.
Mar 20, 2017
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New study links opioid epidemic to childhood emotional abuse
A study by researchers at the University of Vermont has revealed a link between adult opioid misuse and childhood emotional abuse, a new finding that suggests a rethinking of treatment approaches for opioid abusers.
Mar 14, 2017
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7 in 10 U.S. workplaces hit by opioid abuse: survey
(HealthDay)—Prescription drug abuse has seeped into the American workplace, with 70 percent of businesses saying it affects their workers, a new survey reveals.
Mar 11, 2017
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