Addiction
Americans concerned about prescription painkiller addiction
(HealthDay)—Most Americans are concerned about the abuse of narcotic painkillers, despite widespread use of these legal medications, new research suggests.
Oct 12, 2015
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Medications
Adolescent painkiller abuse a big problem for small towns, rural areas
Adolescents who live in rural areas and small towns and cities are more likely to abuse prescription painkillers than adolescents who live in large urban areas, according to sociologists.
Sep 17, 2015
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Addiction
Opiate addiction spreading, becoming more complex
The growing availability of heroin, combined with programs aimed at curbing prescription painkiller abuse, may be changing the face of opiate addiction in the U.S., according to sociologists.
Aug 17, 2015
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Medications
One in 4 people prescribed opioids progressed to longer-term prescriptions
Opioid painkiller addiction and accidental overdoses have become far too common across the United States. To try to identify who is most at risk, Mayo Clinic researchers studied how many patients prescribed an opioid painkiller ...
Jul 23, 2015
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Cardiology
Combined use of antidepressants and painkillers linked to bleeding risk
Taking a combination of antidepressants and common painkillers is associated with an increased risk of bleeding soon after starting treatment, finds a study published in The BMJ this week.
Jul 14, 2015
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Medications
Painkiller overdoses often involve 'pharmacy shopping'
(HealthDay)—Nearly half of all deaths resulting from an overdose of narcotic painkillers involved Medicaid recipients who used multiple pharmacies to fill their prescriptions, a new study finds.
Jul 9, 2015
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Addiction
Report: Number of US heroin users rose 300,000 over a decade
The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk of the increase among whites, according to a new government report.
Jul 7, 2015
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Medications
One in four people prescribed opioids progressed to longer-term prescriptions
Opioid painkiller addiction and accidental overdoses have become far too common across the United States. To try to identify who is most at risk, Mayo Clinic researchers studied how many patients prescribed an opioid painkiller ...
Jul 1, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many migraine sufferers given narcotic painkillers, barbiturates
(HealthDay)—Many people with migraines, including children, get ineffective and potentially addictive drugs for their pain, two new studies suggest.
Jun 17, 2015
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Addiction
Physician waivers to prescribe buprenorphine increases potential access to treatment
American physicians with waivers allowing them to provide office-based medication-assisted buprenorphine treatment to patients addicted to opioids were able to increase potential access to effective medication-assisted treatment ...
Jun 9, 2015
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