Monday, December 23rd, 2019
Opioid Use In College Students
Opioid Use In College Students While it is widely thought that opioid misuse and disorders are conditions of the less educated, it’s a myth that the opioid crisis doesn’t...
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- Friday, November 15th, 2019
FDA Issues Warning About Unproven Claims that Kratom can Cure Opioid Addiction
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to two companies that it says are illegally marketing products containing kratom as opioid withdrawal and addiction treatments. The...Read More 
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019Construction Workers Most Likely to Use Opioids, Cocaine
Researchers at the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU College of Global Public Health have released the results of a study. It found that construction...Read More
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019Long-term Dental Study to Determine Whether OTC Meds as Effective as Opioids
Rutgers University School of Dentistry will be heading a long-term study looking at whether non-addictive pain medications (acetaminophen and ibuprofen – OTC meds) are as effective as opioids after...Read More
Wednesday, September 18th, 2019OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the prescription pain reliever OxyContin, has a hearing scheduled in federal court in White Plains, New York, for the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case....Read More
Tuesday, August 27th, 2019Oklahoma Judge Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $572M for Opioid Crisis
Pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $572 million in damages to the state of Oklahoma after losing a lawsuit. The State claimed that the company...Read More
Friday, August 2nd, 2019Employers Face Uncertainty When Dealing with Opioid-Addicted Workers
The national opioid epidemic is creating a legal wrinkle in the nation’s workplaces. Workers who are living with addiction are protected under federal law — the Americans with Disabilities...Read More
Monday, July 22nd, 2019FDA Proposes New Rules for Opioid Manufacturers, New Drugs to be Less Addictive
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing that rules for opioid manufacturers be tightened to make new drugs less addictive. The Agency’s Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless withdrew...Read More
Saturday, March 16th, 2019Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Could Soon be a Reality
If you could order a genetic test that could tell you whether you were at risk for opioid abuse later in life, would you take it? What factors are considered...Read More
