Feb. 6, 2019 — A powerful drug is improperly prescribed for chronic use, despite its high risk of addiction. Statistics show a…
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Jan. 31, 2019 — The FDA has announced “unprecedented” steps to help companies develop over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone to cut opioid overdose deaths.…
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HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Aggressive direct marketing to doctors by pharmaceutical companies is tied to spurring the…
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The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma directed attempts to play down the dangers of the opioid painkiller, suggest previously undisclosed…
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HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — To fight America’s opioid epidemic, lawmakers and regulators have clamped down hard on…
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MONDAY, Jan. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in history, Americans’ risk of dying from an opioid overdose is…
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HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Infants born addicted to opioids may be more likely to have smaller heads…
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HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 29, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy in the United States has now declined for three years in…