Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine has been awarded close to $3 million for an imaging study to determine what is occurring in the brains of people living...
Each year, thousands of people around the world observe International Overdose Awareness day on August 31 to pay tribute to those whose lives have been lost, to spread a...
Opioid Prescription Labels Must Include Information About Naloxone: FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a statement that all opioid drug makers must add recommendations about...
Fewer than 30% of young people who survive an overdose of opioids receive addiction treatment in a timely manner afterward. These results were published in a new study published...
States to Offer Medication-Assisted Treatment to Inmates with Opioid Addiction Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), which is one of the methods recommended by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
Multiple sources have confirmed a significant increase in the number of prescriptions for popular anti-anxiety medications, including Klonopin, Ativan and Xanax. These drugs, known as benzodiazepines (or benzos), are...
Given the overwhelming number of people who have become dependent on opioids, one of the frontline efforts to reduce their use has been though adjusting the prescribing habits of...
Heroin Addiction Expert Says There is an “Even Bigger Crisis” Than Opioid Addiction In 2015, Florida’s Manatee County recorded 57 fatal drug overdoses. At the time, that level was...
Opioid Use In College Students While it is widely thought that opioid misuse and disorders are conditions of the less educated (1), it’s a myth that the opioid crisis...
