Opioids Over-Prescribed After C-Sections: Studies
2017-06-09
Pills women don’t use may end up in the wrong hands, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Heroin Vaccine Blocks Drug High in Tests on Monkeys
2017-06-08
Researchers hope it will prove as effective in human tests and become an aid for recovering addictsContinue Reading
Meth Addicts’ Hearts May Improve If They Quit
2017-05-30
Only those who stopped using the drug reaped cardiac benefits, researchers sayContinue Reading
When to Pick the Nose in a Medical Emergency
2017-04-21
Instead of shots, some ERs are giving patients medicine through the nostrils, researchers sayContinue Reading
Opioid Abusers at Higher Death Risk When Addiction Specialists Not Part of Care
2017-04-21
As treatment shifts to primary care doctors and hospitals, new strategies may be needed, researchers sayContinue Reading
Drug OD Deaths Have Nearly Tripled Since 1999: CDC
2017-02-24
Whites, middle-aged adults hardest hit, new report findsContinue Reading
Amphetamine Abuse Abuses the Heart
2017-02-10
Study finds arteries of recreational users look older than their yearsContinue Reading
Drug Overdose Deaths Climb Dramatically in U.S.
2016-12-20
Prescription painkillers and heroin lead the increase, latest government data showsContinue Reading
Opioid Overdoses Burdens U.S. Hospitals: Report
2016-12-15
Admissions due to heroin, painkillers rose 64 percent over decadeContinue Reading
Opioid Overdoses Burdens U.S. Hospitals: Report
2016-12-15
Admissions due to heroin, painkillers rose 64 percent over decadeContinue Reading
Risk of Opioid Addiction Up 37 Percent Among Young U.S. Adults
2016-10-04
Study also finds painkiller abuse often precedes heroin useContinue Reading
Risk of Opioid Addiction Up 37 Percent Among Young U.S. Adults
2016-10-04
Study also finds painkiller abuse often precedes heroin useContinue Reading
College Students Using More Pot, Fewer Opioids
2016-09-08
Nearly 5 percent use marijuana daily, survey findsContinue Reading
Synthetic Fentanyl Fueling Surge in Overdose Deaths: CDC
2016-08-25
U.S. Surgeon General urges doctors to join the fight against opioid addiction epidemicContinue Reading