Medications
Painkillers, heroin drive increase in US overdose deaths
Drug overdoses rose again last year, driven by surges in deaths from heroin and powerful prescription painkillers, according to new federal statistics.
Dec 10, 2015
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US life expectancy flat for third straight year at almost 79
Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2015
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Medications
FDA approves nasal spray to reverse narcotic painkiller overdose
(HealthDay)—A nasal spray that treats narcotic painkiller and heroin drug overdoses has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Nov 19, 2015
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Medications
Drug overdose rates soaring among US youth
(HealthDay)—Drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed among teens and young adults in the United States, with rates tripling or quadrupling in one out of every three states, a new report says.
Nov 19, 2015
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Addiction
Drug overdose epidemic top cause of US injury deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday.
Nov 4, 2015
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Medications
Opioid overdoses linked to higher prescription rates in British Columbia
Strong painkillers known as prescription opioids appear to be overprescribed in some regions of British Columbia (B.C.), resulting in higher rates of overdose and death, according to a new study from UBC.
Oct 28, 2015
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Medications
Nonmedical prescription opioid use disorders, deaths increase in the US
From 2003 to 2013, the percentage of nonmedical use of prescription opioids decreased among adults in the U.S., while the prevalence of prescription opioid use disorders, frequency of use, and related deaths increased, according ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Medications
Giving pharmacists the power to combat opioid overdoses
In response to the growing opioid crisis, several states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have granted pharmacists the authority to provide naloxone rescue kits without a prescription to at-risk patients. This model ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Medications
Frequent trips to ER are powerful predictor of death from prescription drug overdoses
With rates of prescription drug overdose at an all-time high, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that among individuals who visited the emergency department, the risk of subsequently ...
May 11, 2015
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Addiction
Heroin use levels off in U.S., but still high: report
(HealthDay)—Levels of heroin use in the United States have stabilized but are still high, federal officials reported Thursday.
Apr 23, 2015
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