Medications
With opioid abuse surging, expert panel recommends drug screening for all US adults
It's time for doctors to start asking every patient, every time: Have you engaged in any illicit drug use?
Aug 14, 2019
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Medications
NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings
The National Institutes of Health will award 12 grants to form the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in criminal justice settings ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Prenatal opioid exposure could bring long-term harm to kids
(HealthDay)—Children exposed to opioids in the womb may have heightened risks of long-term mental and physical health issues, a new study suggests.
Jun 28, 2019
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Landmark US opioid trial begins in Oklahoma
The first civil trial that could end up holding a drug company responsible for the US opioid epidemic began Tuesday in Oklahoma, in a landmark case that might impact thousands of others like it.
May 28, 2019
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Addiction
Without safe injection sites, more opioid users will die
Ontario is undoubtedly in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. From January to September 2018, an incredible 1,031 Ontarians died of an overdose.
May 23, 2019
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Medications
Opioid addiction: Michigan counties struggle to meet the need for treatment
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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Surgery
Surgery may lead to opioid dependency for more than 13,000 Australians each year
Worldwide, warnings are growing about the widespread misuse of prescription opioids, as the use of this powerful class of painkillers has grown markedly over the past two decades.
Apr 17, 2019
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Opioid epidemic may have cost US governments $37.8 billion in tax revenue
The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in lost tax revenue due to opioid-related employment loss, according to Penn State researchers.
Apr 11, 2019
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Engineering treatments for the opioid epidemic
The U.S. is reeling from a public health crisis driven by the misuse of prescription and illicit opioids with nearly 12 million people abusing the drugs annually. The Midwest saw opioid overdoses increase 70 percent from ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Opioid crisis brings concerns about heart dangers
Dan Willard doesn't remember a thing from those fateful 48 hours. Not what happened to the 32 pills of prescribed painkiller—nor how his daughter dragged his body from the chair to the floor so she could follow the emergency ...
Mar 7, 2019
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