Diclofenac and other non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may limit the passage of gamma hydroxybutyric acid (a narcolepsy medication and illicit party drug commonly known as GHB) to the brain, decreasing the ...
Aug 23, 2021
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A nationwide US study has shown that the rate of opioid-related cardiac arrests has steeply risen and is now on par with the rate of cardiac arrest from other causes. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Aug 23, 2021
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The misuse of opioids in the United States continues to lead to high rates of dependency as well as a staggering number of deaths due to overdose. The American Heart Association is addressing the opioid epidemic and advancing ...
Aug 19, 2021
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For years, experts have warned of the risks of combining certain sedatives and prescription pain medications—for instance, Xanax and Vicodin, Valium and Norco, or Restoril and Percocet. Now, a new study shows that this ...
Aug 13, 2021
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Canada has seen a drastic shift in the unregulated drug supply with the emergence of benzodiazepine-adulterated opioids (also known as "benzo-dope"). Benzodiazepines have been detected in as many as 60 percent of overdose ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Opioid therapy is complex. In recent years, a rise in opioid-related deaths and changing prescribing guidelines and regulatory policies have led many physicians to reduce daily doses for patients prescribed stable opioid ...
Aug 3, 2021
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With overdose deaths surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, new findings from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggest easing access to a key medication to treat addiction.
Jul 28, 2021
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Survival rates after a heart transplant are unaffected if the organ donor had used illicit drugs or died due to an overdose, a fact that is increasing the availability of hearts due to the rise in drug overdose deaths in ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Emergency department visit rates because of an opioid overdose increased by 28.5% across the U.S. in 2020, compared to 2018 and 2019, recent Mayo Clinic research finds. Emergency visits overall decreased by 14% last year, ...
Jul 26, 2021
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As opioid overdose deaths rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, people seeking treatment for opioid addiction had to wait nearly twice as long to begin methadone treatment in the United States than in Canada, a new Yale study ...
Jul 23, 2021
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