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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...
Opinion | I Tried to Protect My Mother From Dying in Pain. The Law Robbed Her of That Dignity.
MedPage Today· 3 days agoWhen my mother was 56 years old, she found out that her father had metastatic prostate cancer. The...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
ADHD meds may help pregnant patients control opioi | Newswise
Newswise· 6 days agoOpioid overdoses for pregnant people are at an all-time high in the United States, even as overall numbers are improving. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is highly correlated ...