Enlarge this image A view inside Rhode Island’s John J. Moran Medium Security Prison, in Cranston. Rhode Island is the only state…
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HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) — People who overdose on opioids have one lifeline, the drug naloxone, but two…
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HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Surgery patients typically use only one-quarter of the opioids they’re prescribed for post-operative…
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Enlarge this image A drug specialist in the Mexican army shows crystal methamphetamine paste seized at a clandestine laboratory in Mexico’s Baja…
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NPR Poll: Rural Americans Are Worried About Addiction And Jobs, But Remain Optimistic
by Alison Kodjak October 16, 2018Rural Americans are preoccupied with the problems of opioid and drug addiction in their communities, citing it as a worry on par…
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‘Come And Arrest Me’: Former Pa. Governor Defies Justice Department On Safe Injection
by Bobby Allyn October 10, 2018Enlarge this image Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania, has taken a strong stand on supervised injection sites. Andrew Harrer/Getty Images hide…
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Enlarge this image Suboxone, a medicine to treat opioid addiction, helps people struggling with substance abuse by blocking their cravings and physical…
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Drugmakers Play The Patent Game To Lock In Prices, Block Competitors
by Sarah Jane Tribble September 28, 2018Enlarge this image Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid OxyContin, has a subsidiary that won a patent for a treatment for opioid…