Por: CBS News Health November 18, 2022
The top addiction researcher in the U.S. government is calling for the broad deregulation of methadone — a medication that can reduce dependency on opioids — in a major departure from how it is currently made available. Nina Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), made the comments Wednesday during the annual STAT Summit, a two-day event that gathers experts in various health and medical fields. Volkow addressed the... + full article
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation December 07, 2022
As powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl continue to drive overdose deaths in Central Florida, traditional overdose-reversal methods aren’t working anymore. Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, has been used for years to temporarily reduce the effects of opioid... + más
FDA makes it easier for harm reduction groups to purchase lifesaving naloxone | The Verge
FDA could approve over-the-counter nasal spray, autoinjectors to treat opioid overdoses | CNBC
Forbes USA Business November 14, 2022
Topline Researchers at the University of Houston have developed a vaccine that could block the effects of fentanyl and prevent addiction, according to a new study that could unlock solutions to the opioid epidemic as more than die every day from overdoses connected to synthetic... + más
Rainbow fentanyl could be poised for Halloween spike after Lego box seizure | Newsweek
Rainbow Fentanyl: What it looks like and what happens if you overdose | Newsweek
The Hill USA Health November 04, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday issued new guidance for providers on prescribing opioids for chronic pain, updating previous recommendations that had been in place since 2016. The CDC earlier this year amid criticisms that the old ones had... + más
CDC releases new guidelines for prescribing opioids to include people with short-term pain | ABC News
CDC releases new, more flexible guidelines for prescribing opioids | The Boston Globe
The Hill USA Health November 03, 2022
CVS and Walgreens have agreed in principle to pay a combined $10 billion to resolve opioid lawsuits, the pharmacy chains announced Wednesday. CVS would pay $4.9 billion to states and political subdivisions, like cities and counties, and around $130 million to tribes over 10... + más
CVS, Walgreens agree to settle opioid lawsuits for a combined $10B | WGN-TV
Health Care — Walgreens, CVS to pay billions to settle opioid suits | The Hill
WGN-TV USA Nation November 02, 2022
Posted: Nov 2, 2022 / 09:38 AM CDT Updated: Nov 2, 2022 / 09:44 AM CDT SHARE () — CVS and Walgreens have agreed in principle to pay a combined $10 billion to resolve opioid lawsuits, the pharmacy chains announced Wednesday. CVS would pay $4.9 billion to states and political... + más
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B | Orlando Sentinel
CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B | 10 WBNS
Politico USA Health September 24, 2022
As emergency medicine physicians and substance use disorder researchers, we frequently provide our patients with a drug called buprenorphine, or Suboxone, an FDA-approved medication used to treat opioid use disorder. Although it is extremely effective at saving lives, it is... + más
To Chief Justice Roberts: Jurist, heal thy court | The Boston Globe
Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth families | ABC News
Time USA Health September 24, 2022
The American crackdown on the drugs that kicked off the modern opioid overdose epidemic——largely succeeded. According to data released by the American Medical Association (AMA) , opioid prescriptions have in every state over the last decade, plummeting nearly 50% nationally.... + más
LACDPH to give all K-12 schools naloxone amid opioid overdose increase: District | ABC News
4 in 5 US pregnancy-related deaths are preventable: CDC | ABC News
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