by admin | Aug 26, 2022 | Health
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vending machines that distribute lifesaving shots of Narcan represent the latest effort to combat the wave of opioid overdose deaths plaguing the country.Across the U.S., cities including San Diego, Las Vegas and New...
by admin | Feb 23, 2022 | Health
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The rise in deaths tied to the deadly opioid fentanyl is prompting concern from the border, where it’s crossing into the United States in record amounts, to research institutions across the country. The drug,...
by admin | Feb 12, 2022 | Health
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, citing new research on alternative treatments to treat pain rather than recommending strict dose limits on prescription practices that were...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Health
[ad_1] A jury’s finding this week that three major pharmacy chains are responsible for contributing to the scourge of opioid addiction in two Ohio counties may be just the beginning of a protracted legal battle that ultimately could leave the communities no...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press LONDON: A book about a wealthy American family whose actions helped unleash the United States’ opioid epidemic — described by its author as a “story of hubris” — won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize Tuesday. Patrick Radden Keefe’s...