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Naloxone Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication. Unfortunately, there’s a very sig...
Naloxone Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication. Unfortunately, there’s a very sig...
Fatal Opioid-Meth Overdoses Have Fallen in U.S. by More Than a Third
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to opioids taken with meth or other...
Rate of Layperson-Administered Naloxone Increased From 2020 to 2022
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The rate of layperson-administered naloxone (LAN) increased from 2020 to 2022, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Christopher B. Gage, ...
More Kids Having Seizures After Swallowing Rx Painkillers, Diphenhydramine, Synthetic Pot
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in recent years, a new study finds. Drug poisonings...
More Bystanders Are Using Naloxone to Save Folks From Overdose
MONDAY, Oct. 14, 2024 – More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who’ve overdosed on opioids, a new study shows. Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained ...
Most Pediatric Opioid Exposures Occur in Young Child's Home
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Nine in 10 pediatric opioid exposures occur unintentionally in the home, according to a brief report published online Aug. 14 in The Journal of Pediatrics. Perry E. Rosen,...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths. The statistics, ...
CDC Warns of Fake Drug Dangers From Online Pharmacies
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 – Americans who turn to online pharmacies to find cheaper versions of expensive prescription medications, especially opioids, may instead be buying themselves dangerous drugs...
Higher Buprenorphine Doses Reduce Acute Care for Opioid Use Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – Higher doses of buprenorphine for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are associated with lower acute care utilization, according to a study published online Sept. 25...
Few U.S. Jails Offer Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – Few U.S. jails offer medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a study published online Sept. 24 in JAMA Network Open. Elizabeth Flanagan Balawajder, M.P.H.,...
Semaglutide May Lower Risk for Opioid Overdose in T2DM, Opioid Use Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and opioid use disorder (OUD), semaglutide is associated with a significantly lower risk for opioid overdose compared with other...
Could Ozempic Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – In a finding that suggests Ozempic and Wegovy have powers that extend beyond weight loss, a new study finds the medications might also lower people’s risk of opioid o...
'Before Medically Advised' Discharge Linked to Risk for Overdose
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – 'Before medically advised' (BMA) discharge from the hospital is associated with an increased risk for subsequent drug overdose, according to a study published online Sept....
Trends in Prehospital Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdose Identified
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Prehospital encounters for youth opioid overdoses increased before the COVID-19 pandemic, then increased with onset, and then stabilized, according to a research letter...