Patients who use anti-anxiety medications in tandem with opioids are much more likely to overdose compared to patients solely using opioids, according to a recent study published in The BMJ.
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the launch of a pilot program to help families damaged by parental opioid abuse on Wednesday.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana's Bold Goal project improved health in its seven target communities.
Prescription drugs were stolen from a SEARHC clinic in Haines, Alaska last week, according to a report from KTOO Public Media.
Prescription opioid use and overdoses among teenagers and children looks to be declining, according to two studies published this month in the journal Pediatrics.
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Opioid exposure is affecting children across the U.S. on a daily basis, according to a study published online by Pediatrics.
The CDC Foundation's new issue of Business Pulse identifies four critical issues facing employers in relation to the nation's opioid overdose epidemic.
The probability of chronic opioid use spikes after just a few days of prescribed use, according to a new study published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
As government and healthcare officials work to curb the use of highly addictive opioid prescription painkillers, a research paper published February in the journal PAIN suggests the number of Americans dealing with chronic pain is rising.
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to allocate funds to combat the nation's opioid epidemic in the budget for fiscal year 2018.