Medications
FDA panel wants limits on hydrocodone painkillers
Federal health advisors want new restrictions on hydrocodone, the highly addictive ingredient found in Vicodin and other widely abused prescription painkillers.
Jan 25, 2013
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Medications
NYC overdose deaths drop a bit, but still 'far too many'
Overdose deaths in New York City declined slightly last year after years of alarming increases, health officials said Monday.
Aug 26, 2019
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Medications
Prescription painkillers trail only marijuana in abuse rates, report shows
(HealthDay)—Prescription painkillers are second only to marijuana when it comes to drug abuse, a new government report claims.
Jan 10, 2013
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Medications
Painkiller panel drops experts linked to pharma industry
A group advising the Food and Drug Administration on medical issues abruptly dropped four experts from a panel on prescription painkillers after concerns emerged about apparent ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
Jul 7, 2016
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Medications
Deaths tied to painkillers rising in the US
Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show.
Mar 31, 2013
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Medications
Scientists uncover how opioids cause dangerous breathing problems
University of Toronto researchers on a quest to make opioid drugs less lethal have discovered a window of opportunity: a tiny channel in the brain where opioids interfere with the breathing mechanism. They found that mice ...
Dec 17, 2015
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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
Abuse of prescription painkillers, stimulants ups sexual risks for teens
(HealthDay)—Teens who use abuse prescription drugs such as narcotic painkillers are more likely to have sex or to participate in risky sexual behaviors, a new study suggests.
Dec 14, 2015
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Medications
Boom in overdose-reversing drug is tied to fewer drug deaths
Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time in nearly three decades.
Aug 6, 2019
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Medications
Israeli drugmaker Teva to pay Oklahoma $85 mn in opioid suit
Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva agreed on Sunday to pay the US state of Oklahoma $85 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of fueling the state's opioid epidemic, Oklahoma's attorney general said.
May 27, 2019
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