Study shows initial success but long-term challenges of 2019 Medicare opioid safety policy
A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute has found that a 2019 Medicare opioid safety ...
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Lawmaker joins trust dedicated to distributing funds to reduce opioid use and addiction
A state lawmaker representing Greater Williamsport will be helping to fight against opioid misuse and addiction. State Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, representing Lycoming County and two ...
FDA approves opioid-free pain medication with 'no sign of addiction'
A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.
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Opioid Crisis: Grading the Progress of National Initiatives
Drug experts Drs. Volkow and McLellan set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. Find out how we're doing now ...
$100k in grants available to Delta County to combat opioid abuse
Health professionals who work closely with people in recovery say opioids are ruining lives in Delta County and hope this grant cycle helps turn that around.
Fighting addiction means taking a hard look at opioid prescribing
NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...
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NFL Players Are Now Avoiding Opioids for Pain, Study Finds
Ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl, some good news for the athletes: NFL players are largely avoiding opioid-based pain ...
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New FDA-Approved Painkiller Is a Safer Alternative to Opioids
The FDA has approved a new type of painkiller that doesn't come with the risks of addiction and overdose associated with ...
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Health leaders: Daily opioid prescriptions are down, work ongoing to spread overdose awareness
It’s been a little over a decade since Terry Olsen’s son died from a heroin overdose, and she’s turning her pain into an ...
FDA approves new pain medicine as opioid alternative. What to know about Journavx
The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...
Editorial | More opioid settlement money could be on the way
Pennsylvania looks likely to receive another big infusion of money from another court settlement over responsibility for the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic. If the settlement is finalized, it will ...
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Grading the Progress of National Initiatives on the Opioid Crisis
In their 2016 New England Journal of Medicine article on opioids, Nora Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D., who served as deputy ...