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Opinion: Surgeons give patients too many opioids. A few simple steps could curb excess prescribing
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoAmerica’s opioid epidemic is as bad as it has ever been. Although the sharp increase in opioid...
Lifesaving Narcan tough to find in Texas pharmacies
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 7 days agoWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone an over-the-counter medication last summer, health care...
Rapper Travis Scott arrested after Miami Beach police say hip-hop star drunkenly yelled at yachters
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 3 days agoRapper Travis Scott was arrested in Miami Beach early Thursday on misdemeanor charges of trespassing...
California doubles Guard troops tracking the smuggling of fentanyl into the state
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoGavin Newson’s office announced. The governor doubled the number of troops working on the Guard’s...
Few Medicare patients get opioid treatment after overdose
Axios· 5 days agoWhy it matters: The health care system can do much more to connect high-risk seniors with opioid use disorder treatments and prevention measures, the findings suggest. What ...
Study finds gaps in care following nonfatal overdoses among Medicare beneficiaries
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoResults were published in JAMA Internal Medicine, identifying both effective interventions and...
Done 'disagrees' with charges against CEO, clinical president
Modern Healthcare· 5 days agoDigital behavioral health startup Done said it "disagrees" with criminal charges filed against its founder and CEO Ruthia He and clinical president Dr. David Brody. Done, sometimes called Done ...
NIH-Funded Intervention Did Not Impact Opioid-Related Overdose Death Rates Over Evaluation Period
Sierra Sun Times· 7 days agoResearchers identified the COVID-19 pandemic and increased prevalence of fentanyl in the illicit drug market – including in mixtures with cocaine and methamphetamine – as ...
Laramie Police Department patrol car gets new look
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 4 days ago... to Prevent Suicide and Substance Abuse (COPSSA) to wrap one of its patrol cars that spends most of its time at local...Tarrell, who works for COPSSA...
McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 21, 2024
The National Law Review· 2 days agoThe hearing discussed ways to improve work incentives for those on social security disability benefits. Senate Finance Committee Chair Releases Draft...