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Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
States to Offer Medication-Assisted Treatment to Inmates with Opioid Addiction
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...
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Friday, May 8th, 2020
Substance Use Disorder and Older Adults
Substance Use Disorder and Older Adults Many people often associate heavy drinking and drug use with younger adults and teens. Surprisingly, substance use disorder and older adults is becoming...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
Avoiding Potential for Prescription Painkiller Addiction After Surgery
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...
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
Effects of Opioid Addiction on the Family & How a Treatment Center in Arizona Can Help
Effects of Opioid Addiction on the Family & How a Treatment Center in Arizona Can Help The opioid epidemic continues to widen and shows no signs of slowing down....
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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 (1), it’s a myth that the opioid crisis...
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
Effect of Sugar In Addiction Recovery Process
Effect of Sugar In Addiction Recovery Process It’s long been a common practice to help those recovering from an addiction to using replacement therapy. For instance, when assisting smokers...
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
OxyContin 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....
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
Oklahoma 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 (1) that the...
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Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Employers 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...
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