Boston Medical Center (BMC)’s Grayken Center for Addiction is leading a study on the impact of peer recovery coaches on
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Another opioid epidemic downside: more heart infections
(HealthDay)—Here’s yet another consequence of the U.S. opioid crisis: a rise in serious heart infections in a state hard-hit by
Continue reading »Women’s wellness: Birth control pill benefits, risks and choices
The birth control pill is surrounded by misinformation. Get the facts on common concerns and questions about taking the pill.
Continue reading »Practices with poor prescribing performance more likely to prescribe homeopathy
New research published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine finds that general practices in England with
Continue reading »Citing opioid crisis, feds seek rule change for drugmakers
Drugmakers would be required to identify the legitimate need for controlled substances to justify their production under a proposed rule
Continue reading »How to prevent opioid addiction before it begins
USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers are working to combat opioid addiction before it can begin. Yan Liu, associate professor
Continue reading »Manchester on the frontline: US hope in opioid battle
Tucked away in the corner of a US fire station are two plastic chairs, a tiny poster saying “anyone, anytime,
Continue reading »Michigan approves ban on antidepressant tianeptine sodium
Michigan’s governor has signed what’s been described by state police as the nation’s first statewide ban on the antidepressant tianeptine
Continue reading »Fentanyl fuels latest spike in opioid OD deaths
(HealthDay)—Drug overdose deaths continue to pile up in the United States, driven largely by the opioid epidemic and the emergence
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