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High school seniors in contact sports more likely to misuse prescription drugs in their 20s
The Hill via AOL· 2 years agoStory at a glance Researchers collected data from more than 4,000 high school seniors from 2006 to...
Amid backlash, CDC's new opioid guidance aims to curb addiction and treat patients
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued new guidance for doctors who treat...
A New Pain Medication Could Reinforce the Disastrous Crackdown on Prescription Opioids
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 5 months agoK-State/Flickr Vertex Pharmaceuticals is trumpeting the results of clinical trials indicating that...
Meet The Parents & Activists Fighting for This Life-Saving Program to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths
SheKnows via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2018, 10.3 million people misused prescription opioids, according to the U.S. Department of...
Comparing Tramadol vs. Hydrocodone
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo Pain Medications Prescribed for Different Types of Pain Rockaa / Getty Images Hydrocodone and tramadol are both strong opioid prescription pain...
States that most often prescribe opioids to Medicaid patients
Stacker via AOL· 1 month agoSteve Heap // Shutterstock Almost 20 years after the first wave of opioid overdose deaths in the...
Recreational cannabis laws linked with reduced demand for prescription codeine: study
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance States that implemented recreational cannabis laws through 2019 saw lower demand...
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...
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Unveils the 88-Compound NPS Test Panel
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoQuest Diagnostics DGX recently launched its new confirmatory testing service for novel psychoactive...
State amnesty law offers limited protection of overdose victims
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 18—ALBANY — The misuse of opioids, including prescription pain medication, heroin and synthetic opioids such as Fentanyl, is a national public health crisis. According to the CDC, drug ...