Tag: opioid epidemic
Opioid epidemic is killing more than government shows
As the opioid epidemic officially reaches a ‘national emergency’ status, federal data shows that heroin and other opioids have been increasingly deadly — now,...
Surge in ICU admissions linked to opioid overdoses
Admissions to intensive care units related to opioid overdoses have increased rapidly over a nearly seven-year period, a new study reveals.
“This is the first...
Secretary Tom Price praises China for cracking down on synthetic opioids
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price praised China for their efforts toward cracking down on synthetic opioids. At a meeting in Beijing...
About 60 percent of people who abused opioids did not have...
Almost 60 percent of adults who misused opioids didn’t have a prescription, and more than 40 percent of those cases involved people who obtained...
Trump opens new doors for curbing opioid crisis after announcing national...
After declaring the opioid crisis a national emergency, the Trump administration has opened up the possibilities for immediate action on the epidemic amidst cuts...
Unused prescription opioids have fueled the opioid epidemic
Over two-thirds of surgery patients in the U.S. are overprescribed opioids, and the leftover pills are often mishandled at home, a new study revealed.
The...
New US Surgeon General pledges to take on the opioid epidemic
Last week, the Senate confirmed Dr. Jerome Adams as the 20th U.S. Surgeon General. Adams — an anesthesiologist with a biochemistry, a biopsychology, and...
Chicago mayor announces expansion of opioid addiction treatment
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced plans to increase efforts to overcome the opioid epidemic and increase access to addiction treatment.
The city will...
How researchers want to end the opioid crisis
A new study maps out a comprehensive response to the opioid crisis, and the researchers believe it can eventually end one of the nation’s...
A single-paragraph letter: an unlikely contributor to the opioid epidemic
Researchers say a one-paragraph letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1980 disproportionately had an effect on the opioid epidemic.
The paragraph,...
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