Tag: opioid crisis
Rhode Island Establishes New Medication-Assisted Treatment Approach for Inmates
Rhode Island is now taking a medication-assisted treatment approach to drugs and is providing three medications for inmates struggling with opioid abuse. The program...
Drug Rehab in Providence Explore Acupuncture Therapy
Drug rehab and hospitals are exploring acupuncture therapy to treat patients recovering from opioid addiction in Providence, Rhode Island. This alternative to prescription painkillers...
Pennsylvania Launches Opioid Data Dashboard
Pennsylvania is launching an online opioid data dashboard that will provide a resource for a wide spectrum of people who are struggling against the...
Substance Abuse in Cincinnati Prompts New Government Response to Opioid Crisis
Due to increasing substance abuse in Cincinnati and other major Ohio cities, local legislators and medical professionals have called upon health insurers to partner...
Addiction Treatment in Tulsa Gets Groundbreaking Change
Tulsa, Oklahoma's second-largest city, is going to be implementing a groundbreaking approach to the addiction treatment industry.
In May, the city will be inaugurating a...
People With Drug Offenses in Australia Face Housing Ban
Australians with a history of drug offenses will be denied public housing with a controversial decision made this week by the Australian government.
The...
CDC Data Reveals Increase in Opioid Overdoses
A new report compiled and released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals that the number of opioid overdoses in the United States...
New Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Address Opioid Crisis
A group of bipartisan senators has released a bill that would add $1 billion to fighting the opioid crisis.
The bill is being called...
Doctors Who Prescribe Medical Marijuana in Arizona May Face Consequences
Arizona lawmakers are trying to pass legislation to punish doctors who prescribe medical marijuana cards to unqualified patients.
Doctors in the state may legally...
Hearing Loss is Connected to Opioid Abuse
A study has revealed that hearing loss is connected to opioid use, and in some situations, can sometime cause a person to go completely deaf.
According...
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