Tag: opioid overdose
Opioid Crisis Cost Exceeds $1 Trillion
A new report estimates that the opioid crisis cost is now in excess of $1 trillion, and further concludes that the cost will continue...
Indiana Provides Opioid Overdose Kits Across State
The Indiana State Department of Health is distributing opioid overdose kits to 34 counties across the state. The kits will be given to emergency...
Wisconsin Overdose Deaths Rise While Prescriptions Fall
According to Wisconsin state records, the number of citizens dying of overdose deaths continues to rise even as the number of prescriptions fall.
The information,...
Opioid crisis cuts down life expectancy in the US by 2.5...
The ongoing opioid crisis is negatively affecting the average life expectancy of Americans, a new federal report shows.
The report, authored by researchers from the...
AMA Opioid Task Force updates recommendations for naloxone
Last week, the American Medical Association (AMA) updated its naloxone prescribing guidance document to encourage all medical professionals in the country to make sure...
Opioid overdose survivors often not offered interventions
Hospitalized patients who survive an opioid overdose provide critical moments for interventions, but a new study exposes a shortfall in salvaged opportunities for advocating...
Number of drug overdose deaths keeps climbing
Drug overdose fatalities continue to escalate in the U.S., according to a new government data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The...
Methadone and buprenorphine treatment retention curbs risk of death
Retention during methadone and buprenorphine treatment is associated with significant reductions in risks of death and deadly overdoses among people dependent on opioids, a...
Clinton Foundation, pharma co. to provide overdose reversal drug to colleges
The Clinton Foundation has partnered with Adapt Pharma to supply colleges across the United States with five free doses of the life-saving opioid overdose...
Opioids and benzodiazepines: A deadly combination
A recent study reveals that when doctors don’t prescribe opioids concurrently with a benzodiazepine, opioid overdose-related hospital trips could be reduced by 15 percent.
This...
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