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States that most often prescribe opioids to Medicaid patients
Stacker via AOL· 4 days agoContinue reading to see which states had the highest rates of...prescriptions in 2021. Kimberly...
Buildup of fentanyl residue on shared pipes is overdose risk
UPI· 3 days agoFentanyl is estimated to be 100 times more powerful than morphine and 50% more powerful than heroin,...
Ashley Moody blasts Joe Biden on border as Florida leads nation in fentanyl seizures
Florida Politics· 6 days agoAttorney General Ashley Moody is again bashing President Joe Biden in the wake of reports showing...
Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths
Anchorage Daily News· 3 days agoFentanyl, a pervasive killer in America’s illicit drug supply, is increasingly landing in the hands...
Quit Meth, Get Paid in Innovative California Recovery Program
High Times· 4 days agoBecause California is grappling with substance use disorder “crisis” with deaths from cocaine, meth, and other stimulants soaring in recent years. In 2021 for instance, 65% of drug& ...
Alcohol use disorder can be treated with an array of medications – but few people have heard of them
Midland Reporter-Telegram· 6 days agoDeaths from excessive alcohol use have sharply increased in recent years, to 178,000 in the United States in 2021, up from 138,000 five years earlier. Alcohol is responsible for more deaths ...
Amid record homelessness, a Texas think tank tries to upend how states tackle it
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 6 days agoIn October, Florida will become the latest state to ban homeless camping. If there are not enough...
Opinion: Supporting mothers is essential to breaking the cycle of substance use disorder
Bangor Daily News· 6 days agoIf we don’t raise greater awareness about the cycle of family trauma and substance use — addressing...