Melissa Etheridge won’t feel ‘guilt’ or ‘shame’ over late son’s overdose
Melissa Etheridge refuses to feel “guilt” or “shame” over her son’s 2020 overdose. The singer told Page Six at the opening of her off-Broadway show,...
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Hayden Panettiere reveals secret addiction to opioids and alcohol
Hayden Panettiere revealed that she previously had an alcohol and opioid addiction that spiraled so far “out of control” that she “couldn’t live without” them....
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UK experts share their work in the field of opioid use disorder research at 2022 Rx Summit
University of Kentucky experts on the front lines of the nation’s opioid and addiction crises will share their work in the field of opioid use...
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Researchers identify 16 distinct cell populations in a key brain region for substance use disorders
In a work of systematic biology that advances the field, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have identified 16 distinct cell populations in a complex...
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$11M for North Carolina work-based rehab raises concerns
An addiction treatment facility, highly regarded by North Carolina lawmakers, sits in a residential neighborhood here and operates like a village in itself. Triangle Residential...
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CBD and THC may be safe for use with opioid pain relievers, animal study suggests
Findings from a new animal study suggest that cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) might be safe for use with opioid pain relievers. Although more studies...
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Adolescents with higher drug use severity do not transition out of symptomatic substance use
People who reported multiple symptoms consistent with severe substance use disorder at age 18 exhibited two or more of these symptoms in adulthood, according to...
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At a Tennessee crossroads, two pharmacies, a monkey, and millions of pills
It was about 1 a.m. on April 19, 2016, when a burglary alarm sounded at Dale Hollow Pharmacy in Celina, a tiny town in the...
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Study: More than two-thirds of the patients recover from knee replacement without opioids
A retrospective case series study led by Dr. Vinod Dasa, Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that more...
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Local anesthetic use for hip fracture patients on the day of admission is increasing, data suggests
Patients with traumatic injuries who are treated in the emergency room are susceptible to opioid-related adverse drug effects. Increased use of regional anesthesia can be...
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Study finds rising racial disparities in opioid and stimulant deaths
Between 2009 and 2019, overdose deaths in the United States involving opioids and stimulant drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, surged compared to deaths from...
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Drug overdoses are costing the U.S. economy $1 trillion a year, government report estimates
November 30, 2021: OnPoint NYC has opened two supervised drug injection sites in the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods in an effort to address the...