The Marrieta (Ga.) Police Department on Monday warned the general public about the dangers of synthetic opioids in public spaces.
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More than 650,000 people could die from opioid overdoses in the next decade, according to a worst-case scenario projection developed by an expert panel convened by STAT.
Approximately 55,000 Philadelphians engage in risky opioid use, according to mini-documentary from VICE News on the heroin epidemic in Philadelphia.
In several major cities around the country, librarians are learning how to administer the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, according to a CNN report.
With recent projections placing 2016's opioid-related death total above 62,000, it's critical for the federal government to intensify its efforts to curb the rising rates of deaths attributable to opioid overdoses, according to an op-ed by Nicholas Kristof published in…
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Hospitals in the western United States are treating an increased amount of patients for heat-related injuries as record-high temperatures scorch the region.
Between 2005 and 2014, opioid-related emergency department visits nearly doubled and opioid-related inpatient stays increased 64 percent, according to a statistical brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
In states that have undergone Medicaid expansion, emergency room visits have climbed 8.8 percent on average among Medicaid recipients, according to a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
As the growth in private high-deductible health plans inflates consumers' financial responsibility and induces some members to forgo care, only six states and the District of Columbia have imposed cost-sharing regulations for specific health services, according to a recent Urban…
Holy Family Church in East Price Hill, Ohio, distributed 70 kits of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan at its annual family festival over the weekend, according to a report from WLTW5.