Medications
Canada opioid deaths top 10,000
More than 10,000 Canadians have died of opioid-related overdoses since a public health crisis erupted in 2016, according to new data released Wednesday.
Apr 10, 2019
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Medications
Novel study creates new metric to illustrate disadvantaged areas nationwide
Ohio, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia have the highest disparity between opioid-related deaths and access to treatment providers for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the U.S. That finding comes from a first-of-its-kind ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases
The United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation's opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, heart infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. ...
Apr 3, 2019
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Medications
To address the opioid crisis we need to do more to support people suffering from opioid use disorder
In 2017 alone, 47,600 Americans died from opioid overdoses. That's 130 people every day.
Mar 22, 2019
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Medications
Study links cardiac arrests to opioid overdoses
An increasing proportion of all cardiac arrests occurring outside of the hospital are related to drug overdoses, according to a new study conducted by two University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix students.
Mar 13, 2019
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Medications
Opioid crisis shows partnering with industry can be bad for public health
"Show me the bodies!" someone demanded at the end of my lecture a few years ago.
Mar 6, 2019
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Medications
Google combats opioid epidemic through providing disposable locations on Google Maps
Google is launching a new effort in the fight against the nation's opioid crisis.
Feb 22, 2019
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Medications
Even in best-case scenario, opioid overdose deaths will keep rising until 2022
In the nation's opioid epidemic, the carnage is far from over.
Feb 11, 2019
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Medications
What is fentanyl? 10 things to know about the potentially deadly drug
In 2016, the powerful drug fentanyl claimed the life of music legend Prince and has, in recent years, largely contributed to the next wave of America's opioid crisis.
Jan 30, 2019
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Pediatrics
Long-term unemployment linked to increase in neonatal abstinence syndrome
Babies born after being exposed to opioids before birth are more likely to be delivered in regions of the U.S. with high rates of long-term unemployment and lower levels of mental health services, according to a study from ...
Jan 29, 2019
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