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Senate bill seeks to increase number of opioid treatment professionals

By Dave Kovaleski, March 13, 2018 [Life Science Daily] New legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to bolster the number...

CDC REPORT: 30% rise in ER visits for opioid overdoses

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Signs Report: 03/06/2018 Overview Emergency department (ED) visits for opioid* overdoses...

WHO KNEW? THE SECRETIVE FAMILY MAKING BILLIONS FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS

WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER GLAZEK, OCTOBER 16, 2017 [Esquire Magazine - esquire. com] You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid...

F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts

By SHEILA KAPLAN, FEBRUARY 25, 2018 The New York Times In an effort to encourage new treatments for opioid addiction, the Food and Drug...

A Nasal Spray That Shoots Nanosized Opioids to the Brain May Help People Avoid Addiction

Written by Ed Cara, February 02, 2018 [Gizmodo] As doctors and scientists struggle to turn the tide of the opioid crisis, which killed...

Penn State hosts summit to combat the opioid epidemic

Kristie Auman-Bauer January 23, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania increased 37 percent in 2016, ranking...

'Mom' Sitcom Portrays Vibrant, Realistic Lives in Recovery

By Kelly Burch, 02/09/18 "For most people in recovery, getting sober isn’t the end of the story—it’s the beginning of the story." The CBS...

Kratom: Natural pain remedy or addictive killer?

By Laurie McGinley and Katie Zezima February 10, 2018 [Washington Post ] Andrew Turner’s years in the military left him suffering from...

The Most Common Medications Used in Treatment of Opioid Addiction

STAGE 1: Medications During Detox Addiction treatment begins in earnest during detox. During drug withdrawal and the subsequent stages in...

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