Medications
Chronic disease prevention could ease opioid crisis
Preventing chronic disease could help curb the opioid epidemic, according to research from the University of Georgia.
Dec 5, 2019
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Researchers, policymakers outline new framework for opioid use disorder treatment
Every day, more than 100 Americans lose their lives to the opioid crisis, and researchers from across the nation are racing to find solutions. One of the latest strategies—a cascade of care model for the State of Rhode ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Judge lowers opioid settlement to $465 million, blames error
An Oklahoma judge who had ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the opioid crisis on Friday reduced the figure to $465 million, after a miscalculation.
Nov 16, 2019
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Medications
Is opioid treatment available to those who need it most?
The U.S. opioid epidemic is still raging—it's particularly pronounced in low-income areas and in those where people lack access to health care services, which includes cities in Michigan and across the Rust Belt. But the ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Cryptocurrencies complicate effort to stop opioid dealers
The fight against the opioid crisis is facing a growing problem: Criminals are getting better at hiding the cryptocurrency transactions they use to buy drugs online.
Oct 30, 2019
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Opioid crisis has cost Canada nearly $5 billion in lost productivity, student finds
Canada is losing at least $4.7 billion in labour productivity as a result of the opioid crisis, according to recent calculations by a University of Alberta undergraduate student in economics.
Oct 30, 2019
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Medical research
20th-century views and responses to drug use are no longer fit for purpose
A report from The Lancet calls for a new international approach to drug use—using evidence-based policies, which adapt faster, and respond more humanely and effectively to new drugs and their changing availability and patterns ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Surgery
Opioids often prescribed after cesarean delivery even when not needed
Nearly 90% of women who did not use opioids in the hospital after cesarean delivery were nonetheless discharged with a prescription for opioids, according to a study presented at the Anesthesiology 2019 annual meeting. A ...
Oct 20, 2019
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Opioid crisis cost US $631 billion over four years
(HealthDay)—The U.S. opioid epidemic cost the nation's economy $631 billion from 2015 through 2018, a new study says.
Oct 17, 2019
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Medications
J&J agrees $20.4 mn payment in Ohio opioid case
US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced it had reached a $20.4 million settlement to avoid a much-anticipated trial in Ohio for allegedly fueling the opioid addiction crisis.
Oct 2, 2019
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