Many physicians are split on whether regulating opioid prescriptions and dosages is an effective way to address the opioid epidemic, according to a pair of op-eds published in The Wall Street Journal.
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Just 20 percent of female patients who required pain medication after surgery were screened for substance-use disorder, according to a poll released by Morning Consult and Shatterproof.
The national opioid epidemic continues to run rampant, spurring leaders across private and public sectors to take action. Many are embracing electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) as a critical tool in response to the deepening crisis. Editor's Note: This…
On June 25, a high-ranking official in China's drug control agency responded to accusations of Chinese suppliers fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, according to CNN.
Nearly two-thirds of all opioid-related overdoses also include other drugs; within that two-thirds, there are certain combinations of opioids and other drugs that up an individual's chance of overdose by five times, according to a recent study published in JAMA.
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On June 22, artist Domenic Esposito and gallery owner Fernando Luis Alvarez placed a 10-foot-long sculpture, depicting the spoon heroin addicts use to cook the drug before injecting it, outside Purdue Pharma's property, according to The New York Times.
In a recent press release, Schumacher Clinical Partners’ (SCP) most senior medical leaders, comprised of 23 physicians and nurses, including the company’s Enterprise Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Randy Pilgrim, and Founder & Executive Chairman, Dr. William C. “Kip” Schumacher, recently…
Action is needed to tackle the ever-growing problem of opioid addiction, but the National Institutes of Health's initiative to combat the epidemic won't address its complex root causes, contends an anonymous editorial in Nature.
An analysis of opioid-related deaths and the zip codes where they happened illustrated a widespread rise in fatal overdoses all over Philadelphia, according to The Inquirer.
Since 2014, the number of children introduced into foster and state care systems has increased due to parent-related overdoses, relapses or prolonged recovery, according to The Hill.