Medications
Fighting overdose epidemic, US bans all fentanyl-type drugs
The US Justice Department on Thursday announced a ban on all fentanyl-like drugs amid skyrocketing rates of overdoses from the synthetic opioids.
Nov 9, 2017
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Researchers struggle to turn the tide of the opioid epidemic
The numbers tell the story of the opioid epidemic. And the story is tragic.
Nov 9, 2017
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Fentanyl in more than half of opioid deaths in 10 states
A federal report says the powerful painkiller fentanyl was involved in more than half of the recent opioid overdose deaths in 10 states.
Oct 27, 2017
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Trump poised to declare opioid crisis a national emergency
President Donald Trump is poised to meet with top advisers and officially declare the opioid crisis in the United States a "national emergency," he said on Wednesday.
Oct 26, 2017
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Home-brewed poppy seed tea can be lethal, study finds
A home-brewing technique used to extract morphine from unwashed poppy seeds can produce lethal doses of the drug, according to research at Sam Houston State University.
Oct 10, 2017
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Opioid overdoses killed 8 Canadians a day in 2016: minister
An average of nearly eight Canadians per day died last year from opioid overdoses, mostly involving the potent drug fentanyl, and the crisis has since deepened, the government said Thursday.
Sep 14, 2017
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Scientists reveal new insights and possible solutions for opioid epidemics using machine
Mount Sinai researchers have identified unique structural, biological and chemical insights in the way different opioid drugs activate the receptors and specific signaling pathways responsible for the drug's beneficial and ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Fentanyl drives rise in opioid-linked deaths in U.S.
(HealthDay)—Fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic, is a key player in America's continuing epidemic of opioid-related overdose deaths, two new studies report.
Aug 31, 2017
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The opioid epidemic is finally a national emergency – eight years too late
"It has been many long, hard, agonizing battles for the last few years and you fought like a warrior every step of the way. Addiction, however, won the war. To the person who doesn't understand addiction, she is just another ...
Aug 28, 2017
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Prescription drug monitoring programs evaluated by researchers
Deaths resulting from prescription drug overdoses have increased more than seven-fold over the last several decades, and public health officials are calling the epidemic the worst drug crisis in American history.
Aug 18, 2017
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