NY paramedics could get a tool to help opioid abusers break the habit
Proponents of the plan to equip paramedics with buprenorphine call it the "missing link" in the bridge to recovery for many ...
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Opioids and Neurocognitive Symptoms: Monitoring Key During Long-Term Therapy
Opioid-related neurocognitive symptoms among patients on long-term opioid therapy were most prevalent during the course of therapy.
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7 reasons to avoid opioid pain pills
As opioid pain medications continue being prescribed for chronic and severe pain, understanding their risks becomes ...
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Local woman arrested on preliminary charge of neglect of a dependent after 3-year-old has symptoms of opioid overdose
A 36-year-old Columbus woman is in the Bartholomew County Jail for preliminary charges of neglect after her child reportedly ...
There’s a new opioid antidote. But Mass. health officials are hesitant to endorse it
A new "powerful tool" for combatting opioid deaths isn't settled science. For that reason, the state is taking a measured ...
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Orlando Health expands program to help people with chronic opioid addiction who end up in the ER
The program's expansion is being funded by money Orange County received through national legal settlements with opioid ...
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Formal charges filed in child overdose case
Formal charges have been filed against the parents of a 3-year-old who are accused of neglect after their child’s opioid ...
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The Opioid Epidemic and Hepatitis C Infections: What’s the Connection?
Opioid misuse causes thousands of deaths each ... You can contract HCV and have no symptoms. A blood test can confirm the presence of HCV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...