While the Trump administration has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats and public health experts for its response to the opioid crisis, voters are split on whether federal efforts to address the crisis have been sufficient, according to a poll conducted…
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Treating depression among patients with chronic prescription opioid use may help wean the patients off opioids, according to a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Among all states, West Virginia faces the highest per-capita fiscal burden related to the nation's opioid crisis, according to an analysis from the American Enterprise Institute cited by the Charleston Gazette-Mail.
Low-cost testing strips designed to detect fentanyl — a highly potent synthetic opioid often cut into street drugs — may help reduce rising drug overdose rates in the United States, according to a study backed by the Bloomberg American Health…
Numerous public health experts and politicians have dubbed the nation's ongoing opioid overdose and addiction crisis the deadliest drug epidemic in American history. The scope of the crisis will likely require a multitude of efforts from governmental, healthcare and public…
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The Trump administration's "opioids cabinet" — spearheaded by White House counselor Kellyanne Conway — is systematically excluding chief officials from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, according to a report from Politico.
Indianapolis-based attorneys retained by Marshall County, Ind., recently filed a 165-page lawsuit against more than 20 drugmakers and distributors for the companies' alleged roles in facilitating the overuse of opioids, according to a report published Sunday by the South Bend…
Methadone clinics double in Colorado in 3 years — residents still lack access to addiction treatment
Over the last three years, the number of methadone clinics in Colorado increased from 11 to 23. However, access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction in the state remains limited, according to a report from The Denver Post.
The Tennessee Medical Association came out in opposition to the state's anti-opioid plan, TN Together, announced by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam Jan. 22.
Sixty-six percent of all drug overdose deaths were attributable to opioids in 2016, according to a Jan. 31 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of mortality data compiled by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.