Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 — Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin who some have blamed for the epidemic of opioid painkiller addictions,…
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HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The ongoing opioid addiction crisis means the search for powerful but non-addictive painkillers…
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There’s no shortage of statistics about the depth of America’s opioid epidemic — there were 72,000 overdose deaths just last year —…
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HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — As America’s opioid crisis continues, too many toddlers are accidentally overdosing on narcotic…
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What To Make Of A Head-To-Head Test Of Addiction Treatments
by explainingmedicine November 16, 2017Enlarge this image Greg Miller shows the Suboxone medication in 2016 that he has taken daily for his addiction to painkillers. Ricky…
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Enlarge this image Some medical professionals say declaring a national emergency could make Naloxone, a drug that treats opioid overdoses, more readily…
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Medicaid Expansion Has Delivered Access To Addiction Treatment, Report Finds
by NPR July 7, 2017Enlarge this image Medicaid spending on medications used to treat opioid addiction has risen sharply in recent years. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images…
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HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) — People trying to kick addiction to heroin or prescription painkillers often wait weeks…