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Why it’s easier to be prescribed an opioid painkiller than the treatment for opioid addictionPrescription opioid abuse and its downstream effects have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. On May 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved a step closer to providing help to ...
Now, a drug researcher warns that speedballing has become a “widespread public health crisis” that requires a multi-faceted ...
Dating back to the 1970s, the term speedballing originally referred to the combination of heroin and cocaine. Combining stimulants and opioids – the former’s “rush” with the latter’s calming effect – ...
The risk of addiction is real even for patients who use their opioid medication as prescribed, writes Judy Butler and Adriane Fugh-Berman.
South Carolina and nine other states have reached a settlement with several drug manufacturers for their role in the opioid ...
President Donald Trump posted a letter to social media Thursday evening announcing Canadian goods will be subject to a 35% ...
The settlements that have come out of opioid lawsuits should be going to communities affected most. This isn’t what’s happening for Black communities ...
The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under the brand name Journavx.
A breakthrough drug from Duke University, SBI-810, promises strong pain relief without the pitfalls of opioids. Unlike traditional painkillers that trigger multiple brain pathways—and often ...
Baltimore’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors argues the companies flooded the city with prescription painkillers, contributing to an addiction crisis.
How opioid prescriptions are tracked and monitored by law enforcement and health care providers Medical sociologist Liz Chiarello discusses the effects of prescription drug monitoring programs on both ...
Buprenorphine can stop cravings for opioids, yet its uptake in the U.S. has stagnated.
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