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Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year

WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 – Surviving a trip to the emergency room for an opioid overdose dramatically increases a patient's odds of dying in the year after, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Of...

Vibrating Crib Mattress Beneficial for Newborns With Prenatal Opioid Exposure

WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 – For newborns with prenatal opioid exposure (POE), use of a vibrating crib mattress was associated with a reduction in administration of morphine treatment (AMT), according...

FDA Approves Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) as the First Non-Opioid Treatment for Management of Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms

May 16, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) for the mitigation of withdrawal symptoms to facilitate abrupt discontinuation of opioids in...

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