The National Football League (NFL) is under fire after retired players filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking reparations for the effects of the league’s cavalier use of prescription painkillers, which...
Researchers from the George Washington University School of Medicine recently found that the the number of emergency room visits resulting in a prescription for painkiller rose nearly 50 percent...
At a recent Senate hearing, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg defended the agency’s decision to approve the pure hydrocodone drug Zohydro ER (extended release). Speaking before...
The Drugs Are Coming From Inside the House: The Scary Reality of Prescription Medication Abuse When some people first hear the term War on Drugs they still probably picture...
A recent article from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) urges better cooperation between states and Veterans Affairs (VA) health centers regarding prescription drug monitoring among Veterans, especially for opioids...
Painkillers containing hydrocodone are typically the most commonly prescribed in the United States, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recommended tightening the regulations surrounding prescriptions for the...
Award-winning New York Times writer Barry Meier recently released a new e-book called “A World of Hurt: Fixing Pain Medicine’s Big Mistake.” Published by the Times and Vook, Meier...
One section of the population that is often overlooked when it comes to the prescription drug abuse epidemic is the group of older Americans. There are several contributing factors...
First responders in Quincy, Massachusetts have been trained to administer Narcan (a brand of naloxone) to people who have overdosed on opiate narcotics such as heroin, methadone and prescription...