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Spokane Regional Health District hosting public meeting on Opioid Treatment Services | FOX 28...
FOX 28 Spokane· 1 day agoSpokane Regional Health District (SRHD) is considering splitting its Opioid Treatment Services into...
Opioid-related fatalities in Hampshire County, state down considerably over previous 2 years
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 6 days agoHampshire County experienced a steep drop in fatal opioid-related overdoses in 2023, mirroring a...
What to Know About Medetomidine and Drug Overdoses
MedPage Today· 5 days agoMedetomidine, an animal tranquilizer more potent than xylazine, recently appeared in drug overdoses in several states in combination with the synthetic...
Plum EMS to test program aimed at preventing opioid overdose victims from using again
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 2 days agoWhen a person suffering from an opioid overdose is saved with Narcan, they go into immediate...
Former patients come to Kennebunk doctor's defense in trial over her opioid prescribing
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 17—Several patients of a Kennebunk doctor accused of overprescribing opioids are coming to her defense, saying she saved them from years of severe pain. Dr. Merideth Norris sat across from ...
Pharmacist Retaliation Suit Proceeds in Prisoner Narcotics Case
Bloomberg Law· 4 days agoAekta Patel claimed the county violated the Illinois Whistleblower Act when it terminated her employment after she contacted government agencies to raise concerns the county might be violating ...
Lawyers for Kennebunk doctor question government's lead witness
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 13—A medical expert testifying in a criminal case against a Kennebunk doctor accused of overprescribing pain medication says the doctor should have sent her patients to a place where they ...
Help for Women Battling ADHD & Opioid Addiction in Pregnancy
WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey· 2 days agoOpioid overdoses in pregnant women are at an all-time high in the United States, and researchers...
UK’s HEAL grant didn’t meet overdose death reduction goal, but still counts successes
Lexington Herald-Leader· 3 days agoThe nation’s largest research grant investment to significantly reduce opioid overdose deaths in...
Anti-addiction drug can be key but its use must be monitored - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoEssential to the program must be random, weekly urine testing. The medication could then be sold and...