Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious and complex condition affecting millions of people across the country and contributing to a national public health emergency. Yet stigma and misinformation about ...
What started as a medical solution for pain management spiraled into a nationwide addiction crisis. Drugs like OxyContin, fentanyl and hydrocodone—once praised as breakthroughs—became some of the ...
Strict prescribing guidelines from the CDC and Prevention have helped quell prescription opioid overdose deaths, but they ...
New York-based Fair Health recently conducted a study on national opioid practices. The nonprofit data bank analyzed anonymous claims data — provided by insurers — that contained information for 150 ...
A 50-state survey led by Northeastern University's David Lazer reveals that one in four Americans say they know someone who struggles with opioid addiction, while one in seven knows multiple people.
Boxes of Narcan sit on the top of a refrigerator in case of an overdose in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 23. (Michael Swensen for The Washington Post) Drug overdose deaths from synthetic opioids — ...
New York state is touting progress in its fight against opioid abuse, citing fewer opioid deaths in 2018 than the year before. It’s the first time the state has seen an annual decrease in a decade.
A white van rattles northward on Staten Island's narrow roads, rumbling past wooded lots and vinyl-sided homes beneath a web of electrical wires and telephone lines. One of its passengers is ...
It began, he said, when he was prescribed opiates in 2006. "I liked the way they made me feel, and when I started drinking with them, I felt really good," the Fishkill resident said. "But I needed ...
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