Opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities nationwide
The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities nationwide, claiming thousands of lives each year. With overdose rates ...
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Study: Rural Homelessness Is Underestimated and Exacerbated by Opioid Epidemic
Opioid abuse and rural homelessness create a spiral for some rural residents, a new study has found. For the study, ...
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FDA approves opioid-free pain medication with 'no sign of addiction'
"It has no sign of addiction, which makes it a hugely important new tool as we fight the opioid epidemic," he told Fox News Digital. In clinical trials, the non-opioid medication received high ...
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FDA approves new painkiller designed to avoid opioid addiction risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often ...
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FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk
Prescriptions have fallen sharply in the last decade and the current wave of the opioid epidemic is mainly due to illicit fentanyl, not pharmaceutical medicines. Opioids reduce pain by binding to ...
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Fentanyl in the US: A visual guide
According to the CDC, the first wave of the opioid overdose epidemic started in the 1990s with the abuse of prescription opioids. Purdue Pharma and its owners, members of the Sackler family ...
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Grading the Progress of National Initiatives on the Opioid Crisis
This major reduction reflects efforts to address the opioid epidemic through updated prescribing guidelines and increased awareness of opioid risks. The CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for ...