Opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion also have important costs to the public sector, at local, state, and federal levels. 22,23 Locally, there are substantial costs to law enforcement agencies, ...
A "game-changer" jab to treat opioid dependence could ease pressure on health care services, outperforming other standard treatments, a new report involving University of Hertfordshire academics ...
Opioid analgesics represent one of our earliest and most effective therapeutic classes of medication. Despite their recognized efficacy, the opioids have historically been subjected to periods of ...
Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Black and Hispanic people are “significantly less likely” to receive two medications used to treat opioid addiction, according to a new study.
An analysis of state health data shows that opioid overdose hospitalizations have decreased by more than 20% in the last year ...