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The nasal spray version, Narcan, is already available without a prescription in all 50 states. But switching it to over-the-counter status would allow it to be sold in vending machines, supermarkets and other locations.
Fentanyl is a strong synthetic opioid that has been used in clinical settings for decades and is often described as 50 times stronger than heroin.
A recently enacted New York law aims to ensure that naloxone is available if needed by people who take prescription opioids.
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Could a simple letter prompt doctors to prescribe opioids more safely?
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People who use medical marijuana to treat their chronic pain tend to cut their use of opioids and other painkillers, but the trend may also have a downside, a new survey shows.
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- One low-cost intervention could make a difference in America's epidemic of opioid overdoses, a new study suggests.
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of a restrictive opioid prescription protocol (ROPP) -- prescribing an opioid supply of three or fewer days -- to surgical patients after hospital discharge is feasible for most patients, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in JAMA Oncology.
On January 4, Oklahoma agreed to settlements with three major pharmacy chains and an opioid manufacturer. ABC News reports that the settlement…
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Opioids are frequently prescribed to patients with cirrhosis, often without a pain diagnosis, according to a research letter published online Dec. 8 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When a toddler or an infant accidentally ingests a prescription opioid medication, the immediate results can prove deadly, experts warn.
Big Pharma and big retailers like Walmart, CVS and Walgreens that got rich off opioid sales have offered settlements in the billions of dollars to escape liability for the national addiction crisis they helped cause. They don’t admit guilt, but they can’t escape it, either. And the aftermath of the mess they created continues to worsen by the day as street addicts feed their habits with fentanyl, a far more potent and deadly alternative to opioids.
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Deaths of teens from drug overdoses soared starting in late 2019, and though they appear to be on the decline, they remain much higher than in 2019, U.S. health officials report.
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From July to December 2019 to July to December 2021, there was an increase in overdose deaths and deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs), according to research published in the Dec. 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
For both men and women, it takes a complicated chain of events to move from arousal to a satisfying orgasm. The mind has to stay focused, nerves have to stay sensitive, and blood has to flow to all the right places. Unfortunately, many things can break the chain -- including, perhaps, the pills in your medicine cabinet.
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid misuse is associated with an increased risk for suicide, and people with disabilities have a further increased risk, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Substance Use & Misuse.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Discontinuing prescribed opioids in people with chronic pain is associated with increased overdose risk, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in PLOS Medicine.
The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held this year from Nov. 10 to 14 in Philadelphia and attracted participants from around the world, including rheumatology specialists, physicians, scientists, and other health professionals. The conference featured presentations focusing on the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis as well as other rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with a reduction in opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events among adults receiving treatment for newly diagnosed cancers, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in JAMA Oncology.
Ten Los Angeles students appear to have overdosed on edible cannabis products at their middle school in the San Fernando Valley.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Growing numbers of older Americans are dying from drug overdoses and alcohol abuse.
FRIDAY, Nov. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Researchers have found that nearly 3% of pregnancies in the United States were exposed to addictive opioid drugs.
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid initiation among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with similar major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality risk versus nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) initiation; however, opioids did contribute to a higher risk for venous thromboembolism, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, held from Nov. 10 to 14 in Philadelphia.
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report they have created a vaccine to fight fentanyl addiction, in a potential breakthrough in the opioid epidemic.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation's opioid epidemic.