Ozempic overdose? Poison control experts explain why thousands OD'd in 2023
Some of those taking Ozempic or Wegovy are learning that too much of a good thing is never good.
Dec 21, 2023
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Some of those taking Ozempic or Wegovy are learning that too much of a good thing is never good.
Dec 21, 2023
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In cases of opioid use disorder, short-term medically managed withdrawal (commonly known as detox) and long-term rehabilitation treatments that don't incorporate continued use of buprenorphine or methadone are no more effective ...
Dec 19, 2023
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In the week following any hospital visit for an overdose, only one in 18 people with opioid use disorder begin a treatment known to be highly effective in reducing illness and deaths, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Posing as shoppers, a team of researchers from the University of Mississippi called nearly 600 pharmacies across the state and asked a simple, yes-or-no question, "Do you have naloxone that I can pick up today?"
Dec 12, 2023
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U.S. life expectancy rose last year—by more than a year—but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 29, 2023
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Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to rise.
Nov 28, 2023
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The Ohio Opioid Cap Law, enacted on August 31, 2017, limited the total dose and duration of opioids that could be prescribed for minors. The anticipated benefit of cap laws in preventing opioid overdose, death and addiction ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Opioid prescribing by physicians and other health professionals has decreased for the 13th consecutive year, down nearly 50% since 2012, while overdoses and deaths related to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, xylazine, and ...
Nov 16, 2023
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The gap in life expectancy between American men and women is now the biggest it has been since the mid-1990s—almost six years.
Nov 13, 2023
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An analysis co-led by a Brown public health researcher has found that the nation's first two government-sanctioned overdose prevention centers were not associated with significant changes in crime.
Nov 13, 2023
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