Por: CBS News Politics January 20, 2023
A shows that reducing restrictions on buprenorphine, a medication that can treat opioid use disorder, did not lead to an increase in overdose deaths involving the treatment. The findings may help allay concerns that making buprenorphine more widely available could lead to more overdose deaths. Buprenorphine and similar medications, like methadone and Suboxone, are opioid agonists that reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Compared to... + full article
CBS News USA Politics January 04, 2023
Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn't be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin twice a day and oxycodone when he needs additional... + más
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In the nation’s opioid epidemic, the carnage is far from over. A new projection of opioid overdose death rates suggests that even if there is steady progress in reducing prescription narcotic abuse across the country, the number of fatal overdoses — which reached 47,600 in... + más
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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
Associated Press USA Science November 17, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — Have U.S. drug overdose deaths stopped rising? Preliminary government data suggests they may have, but many experts are urging caution, noting that past plateaus didn’t last.U.S. overdose death rates began steadily climbing in the 1990s driven by opioid... + más
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ABC News USA Health November 16, 2022
NEW YORK -- Have U.S. drug overdose deaths stopped rising? Preliminary government data suggests they may have, but many experts are urging caution, noting that past plateaus didn't last.U.S. overdose death rates began steadily climbing in the 1990s driven by opioid... + más
US overdose deaths may be peaking, but experts are wary | Associated Press
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
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