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Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

Many Young People Not Receiving Addiction Treatment After Opioid Overdose

Many Young People Not Receiving Addiction Treatment After Opioid Overdose Fewer than 30% of young people who survive an overdose of opioids receive addiction treatment promptly afterward. These results...
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Saturday, March 16th, 2019

Genetic 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...
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2018

Number of Pregnant Opioid Addicts Surged Over Last 15 Years

The results from a new report released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report shed light on the...
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Tuesday, April 10th, 2018

Bacterial Infection Hidden Epidemic, Taking Lives in Opioid Crisis

The current opioid crisis is responsible for producing a new epidemic among teens and young adults. It’s a potentially-fatal bacterial heart infection called endocarditis. This condition is most commonly...
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Research Indicates Link Between High Sugar Diet and Opioid Addiction

New research from the laboratory of behavioral neuroscience at the University of Guelph has suggested a possible link between diet and risk of opioid addiction. Specifically, children and adults...
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Monday, October 30th, 2017

How to Recognize an Opioid Overdose

Recognizing an Overdose Early Symptoms Can Save a Life It is a sad but true fact that opiate addiction has been steadily rising since the early 2000s. This means...
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Friday, January 27th, 2017

Unused Painkillers from Dental Surgery a Source of Prescription Drug Abuse

One of the most common dental procedures in the United States is the removal of wisdom teeth. Left over from a time when we needed an extra set of...
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

Why Employers Should Care About Prescription Opioid Abuse

Additional information emerged last week regarding the impact of prescription opioids in the workplace. More specifically, the study focused on the abuse of the drugs, who was most likely...
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