Enlarge this image U.S. Attorney William McSwain and colleagues announced a civil lawsuit Wednesday in Philadelphia against the nonprofit Safehouse. “We have…
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HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — In the past two decades, opioid overdose death rates among U.S. kids and…
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HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The scourge of opioid addiction and related deaths cut through American society again…
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HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — More than half of Americans with hepatitis C are living in just nine…
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Why Aren’t More Users Of Opioids Or Meth Screened For Hepatitis C?
by Michelle Andrews December 19, 2018Enlarge this image The initial test for hepatitis C is an inexpensive blood test to check for antibodies that indicate the person’s…
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HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Potentially addictive opioid painkillers are often prescribed for chronic pain, but they actually…
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‘Nowhere To Go But Up ‘ — A Small Town Confronts Its Addiction Crisis
by Ian Brown December 15, 2018Enlarge this image The 2016 viral photo of a couple passed out in a car while a child sits in the back…
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Fentanyl Surpasses Heroin As Drug Most Often Involved In Deadly Overdoses
by Laurel Wamsley December 13, 2018Enlarge this image A highly potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl is often mixed into other drugs sold on the street, including pills, heroin…