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The Shady Statistics Behind the War on Painkillers
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLex Villena About twenty-three years ago, public health officials began to notice increases in what would later be called "deaths of despair," referring...
The Surprising $5 Billion Opportunity That Drove Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock To A Record High
Investor's Business Daily· 8 months agoAlmost three-quarters of prescribed pain meds are opioids, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals could change...
A Miami doctor prescribed opioids, possibly without examination, state complaint says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA longtime Miami-Dade doctor prescribed opioids and other addictive drugs without proper...
FDA chief's long-promised opioid review faces skepticism
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs U.S. opioid deaths mounted in 2016, the incoming head of the Food and Drug Administration...
Is Meloxicam a Narcotic?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) Prescribed to Relieve Pain and InflammationMedically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Meloxicam is not a...
Kennebunk doctor accused of overprescribing opioids was blocked from filing prescriptions
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 10—In early 2020, a pharmacist at the Biddeford Walmart refused to fill a man's oxycodone prescription for dental pain. She was concerned by his history with substance use disorder after ...
How Does Suboxone Work?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWhen someone uses opioids in a problematic or addictive pattern that impacts their daily life, it's called opioid use disorder (OUD), otherwise known as...
State auditors: Oregon laws still need to change to fight high rate of Rx opioid abuse
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOregon, which has the highest rate of prescription opioid misuse in the country, could do more with...
Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An estimated 9.2 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2021, including ...
Opinion: Dangers of fentanyl must be call to arms to educate teens
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRight here in the Heart of Dixie, amidst our rich traditions and enduring values, a somber shadow is...
