The opioid prescription rates have significantly decreased for children, teens, and younger adults between 2006 and 2018, according to new
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FDA OKs Higher-Dose Naloxone Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a higher-dose naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray (Kloxxado) for the emergency treatment
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Arrest Videos Undercut Derek Chauvin’s Murder Trial Defense, Pathologist Tells Jury
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A forensic pathologist testified on Friday that the sheer volume of videos of George Floyd’s arrest helped
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Phenobarbital for NOWS: Less Morphine, Briefer Hospital Stay
(Reuters Health) – Infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) may have shorter hospital stays and spend less time on
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Murthy for SG, Levine for HHS Get Mostly Positive Senate Reception
The Biden administration nominees for surgeon general and assistant secretary for health had a mostly positive reception from senators during
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Patients taking long-term opioids produce antibodies against the drugs
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have discovered that a majority of back-pain patients they tested who were taking opioid painkillers produced
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Are benzodiazepines the new opioids?
Imagine you have the kind of crippling, heart-pounding anxiety where you’re lying sleepless in bed at night, thoughts racing. You
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Could hypnotherapy be alternative to opioids for pain?
(HealthDay)—Hypnosis might sound like a magic trick to some, but the therapy can be an effective pain reliever, a new
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Chance of being prescribed opioids for minor injury differs dramatically by where you live
Patients who sought care for a sprained ankle in states that were found to be “high prescribers” of opioids were
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When DEA cracked down on opioids, abusers moved to black market: study
(HealthDay)—Illegal opioid sales on the internet have surged in the wake of U.S. government crackdowns on prescriptions for the highly
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