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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hepatitis C rates soar among pregnant women

In the two decades since the opioid epidemic took off, the addiction crisis has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans.

Jul 24, 2023

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Health

These eight habits could lengthen your life by decades

A new study involving over 700,000 U.S. veterans reports that people who adopt eight healthy lifestyle habits by middle age can expect to live substantially longer than those with few or none of these habits. The eight habits ...

Jul 24, 2023

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Addiction

Hepatitis cases and heart valve infection deaths tied to early OxyContin marketing

Decades after Purdue Pharma began to push physicians to prescribe addictive pain pills, the opioid crisis has been a slow-motion disaster, with overdoses destroying lives and families across the country.

Jul 19, 2023

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Addiction

More rapid increase seen in rate of OD deaths involving cocaine plus opioids

The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine and opioids increased more quickly from 2011 to 2021 than the rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine alone, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. ...

Jul 19, 2023

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Medications

New opioid use raises death risk 11-fold in those with dementia

Older adults who begin using opioid painkillers after a dementia diagnosis have a significantly greater risk of death—about 11-fold within the first two weeks, according to new research.

Jul 18, 2023

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Medications

Suicidal thoughts, attempts common among patients starting buprenorphine: Study

There is a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) initiating buprenorphine, according to a study published online June 1 in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice.

Jul 18, 2023

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Medications

Myths about will power, moral weakness keep people with opioid use disorder from receiving effective medications

The most effective science-based treatment for opioid use disorder is medication. Methadone and buprenorphine prevent intense cravings and other symptoms of withdrawal, while naltrexone works by blocking the effects of opioids.

Jul 14, 2023

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Addiction

Deaths due to opioid toxicity up in U.S. during COVID-19

Deaths due to opioid toxicity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.

Jul 13, 2023

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Addiction

Study examines insurance barriers to access opioid addiction medication

In 2021, more people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. than any other year in history, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jul 13, 2023

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