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Scientists Develop Vaccine Against Lethal Xylazine, Often Mixed With Street Drugs
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay news) – A new vaccine might be able to block the toxic effects of the animal tranquilizer xylazine, which is being added to illicit drugs and increasing overdose...
Femoral Nerve Block Cuts Opioid Use in ACL Reconstruction
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, a femoral nerve block (FNB) is associated with a lower incidence of excessive opioid consumption than...
Was the FDA Too Quick Approving Test for Opioid Addiction Risk?
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 – A test to gauge if it's safe to prescribe a patient an addictive opioid may have been approved too soon by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claims a letter sent to the...
Monthly Injection Curbs Opioid Cravings, But Few Treatment Centers Use It
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 – A monthly long-acting injection of buprenorphine can be an easier and more effective therapy for people struggling with opioid addiction, but treatment centers aren’t much i...
Rural Americans Are Going Without Meds to Fight Opioid, Alcohol Addictions
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 — Less than 9% of rural Americans who abuse both opioids and alcohol are prescribed medications to treat both disorders, new research reveals. Naltrexone treats both opioid u...
Biden Administration Calls for Greater Access to Overdose Antidote
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 – The White House on Wednesday launched a nationwide call for more training and better access to the lifesaving opioid overdose drug naloxone. Called the Challenge to Save...
Elimination of Extended-Release Opioids Can Improve Outcomes After TKR
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Elimination of extended-release (ER) opioids in the multimodal medication regimen of total knee replacement (TKR) patients can improve outcomes, including reducing...
You Can Safely Avoid Addictive Long-Acting Opioids After Knee Replacement
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – It's well known that long-acting opioid meds raise the odds for addiction in users – including folks dealing with pain after an orthopedic surgery. Now, new research...
Pediatricians Feel Less Prepared to Care for Teens' Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 – Primary care pediatricians feel less prepared to manage adolescents' opioid use disorder (OUD) compared with other substances, according to a research letter published online...
Four in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Know Someone Who Died From Drug Overdose
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – More than four in 10 U.S. adults personally know at least one person who died by drug overdose, according to an editorial published in the March issue of the American ...
Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From Drug Overdose
THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – More than two in every five Americans know someone who’s died from a drug overdose, a new study shows. The study highlights the heavy toll that the U.S. opioid epidemic has ...
It's Tougher for Non-White Americans to Get Opioid Addiction Drug, Buprenorphine
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more likely to find it if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood, new research...
Access to Opioids Could Be Boosting Suicide Rates
MONDAY, Feb. 19, 2024 – Increased access to prescription opioids has driven up U.S. suicide rates by making it easier to women to end their lives, a new study claims. The study also blames a...
Smoking Now Fuels More Drug Overdoses than Injecting Does
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 – Despite stereotypical images of addicts injecting heroin and then dying, new government research finds that smoking drugs such as fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal...
Opioid Exposure Linked to Increased Odds of Preterm Birth
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 – Opioid exposure is associated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birth, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Olivia M. Bosworth, from...
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