Drug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American men die of drug overdoses at a higher rate than women, but new research shows that difference can’t be completely explained by factors like misuse or greater use.A study led by scientists from the I…
Learn MoreDrug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American men die of drug overdoses at a higher rate than women, but new research shows that difference can’t be completely explained by factors like misuse or greater use.A study led by scientists from the I…
Learn MoreLos adolescentes raras veces reciben medicamentos para la adicción cuando los tratan por abuso de opioides
MARTES, 13 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El medicamento buprenorfina normaliza la función cerebral en las personas adictas a los opioides, pero los adolescentes raras veces lo reciben en los centros de tratamiento de EE. UU., encuentra un nuevo…
Learn MoreTeens Rarely Get Anti-Addiction Meds When Treated for Opioid Misuse
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The medication buprenorphine normalizes brain function in people addicted to opioids, but teens rarely receive it at U.S. treatment centers, a new study finds.Only one in four adolescent residential treatment…
Learn MoreLa mayoría de los usuarios de drogas inyectadas no buscan el fentanilo a propósito, según un estudio
JUEVES, 1 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos estadounidenses que se inyectan drogas ilegales reciben, sin saberlo, fentanilo combinado con heroína, lo que puede aumentar su riesgo de sobredosis y quizá su tolerancia a la droga. Alrededor de u…
Learn MoreMost Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans who inject illicit drugs are unknowingly getting fentanyl mixed in with their heroin, which can increase their risk for overdose and perhaps their tolerance for the drug.About 80% of injection …
Learn MoreEl tratamiento con metadona ayuda a reducir el uso de fentanilo y heroína, muestra un estudio
JUEVES, 11 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando las personas reciben tratamiento con metadona para el trastorno por el uso de opioides, su uso de dos drogas peligrosas, la heroína y el fentanilo, se reduce de forma significativa, muestra un nuev…
Learn MoreMethadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When people receive methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, their use of the dangerous drugs heroin and fentanyl significantly declines, a new study shows. But decreases in cocaine or methamphetamine use…
Learn MoreFentanyl Is Main Agent in Fatal Pediatric Opioid Poisoning
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fentanyl is the main agent implicated in fatal pediatric opioid poisonings, according to a study published online May 8 in JAMA Pediatrics.Julie R. Gaither, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., from the Yale School of Medicine …
Learn MoreU.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The synthetic opioid fentanyl is killing increasing numbers of U.S. kids, emulating the chilling trends seen among adults, a new study finds.Pediatric deaths from fentanyl increased more than 30-fold between 201…
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