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Trial shows a faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder...
Medical Xpress· 3 hours agoStarting people with opioid use disorder on extended-release, injectable naltrexone (XR-naltrexone)...
Opioid overdose deaths decline for first time in five years, new report finds
WPTZ Burlington· 3 hours agoOpioid overdose deaths have decreased for the first time in five years in Vermont, according to the...
Opioid overdose deaths declined in 2023, Vt. health officials say
WCAX-TV Vermont· 4 hours agoVermont health officials say new data indicates opioid overdose death rates declined last year for...
Lawmakers agree on opioid plan, remain deadlocked on PFAS, hospital funds
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoRepublican state lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget committee rewrote the spending plan Tuesday...
6 arrested after surge of suspected overdoses in Austin
FOX 7 Austin· 17 hours agoAustin police arrested six people after a surge of suspected overdoses in the city. Nine people died...
Study: Opioid use disorders are undertreated among formerly incarcerated Virginians on Medicaid
Virginia Mercury via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA new Virginia Commonwealth University study shows that opioid use disorders are underdiagnosed and...
Lake County sees increases in suicides and overdoses, especially involving fentanyl; ‘There is still...
Chicago Tribune· 3 hours ago“These persisting upward trends emphasize the reality that there is still much work to be done in...
Workplace Injury a Preventable Risk for Opioid-Related Harms
Medscape· 2 days agoRisks for opioid-related poisonings and behavioral disorders were higher among injured workers in...
Austin, Texas, opioid outbreak leaves at least 9 dead, 75 overdoses in 3 days
The Center Square· 4 days agoLt. Patrick Eastlick with the APD’s narcotics unit said two persons of interest were detained and...
How Mindfulness Could Help Folks Quit Opioids
WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey· 9 hours agoUsing mindfulness to help people trying to overcome opioid addiction can boost their odds of continuing treatment, new research shows. "Better treatment protocols could save ...
