More than 75 percent of incarcerated women in Oregon’s state prison system require treatment for a substance use disorder. Further,
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Long-term opioid use has known link to low testosterone but not many men screened, treated
Long-term opioid use previously has been linked with low testosterone in men. What has been unclear is how many men
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Media reporting of unused opioid medication disposal
Proper and timely disposal of unused prescription opioid medication can prevent accidental overdose or misuse of these medicines. However, the
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CBD: The next weapon in the war against opioid addiction?
CBD, or cannabidiol, is everywhere, with word on the street saying that it can cure everything from a bad mood
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Don’t suddenly stop taking a prescribed opioid, FDA warns
(HealthDay)—Because of the danger of “serious harm” to patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising doctors not to
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Study finds treatment with medication reduces arrests and incarceration among people with opioid use disorder
When it comes to addressing the national opioid crisis, most of the research has focused on the physical health risks
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New lockbox helping curb opioid addiction
Addiction treatment centers have long had trouble retaining patients in medication assisted treatment. However, medication-assisted treatment is an approach used
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Another possible consequence of the opioid epidemic: hormone deficiencies
Many people who use opioid medications long term do not produce enough testosterone or another important hormone, cortisol, according to
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New model found effective in predicting risk of opioid overdose
Current approaches to identifying people who are at high risk for overdosing on opioids target many who are not truly
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Painkillers for dogs, cats may be worsening human opioid crisis: study
The study was led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary
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