New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new plan from the Biden administration would expand the use of medications to treat addiction in pregnant women through federal court and health programs.”This is a bold statement, a big moment, coming from …
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FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women addicted to opioids have both a compelling reason to change and a harder time getting medications to battle their substance use disorder.Now, a new plan from the Biden administration would expan…
Learn MoreMethamphetamines, Opiates, Cocaine, Cannabis Up Risk for A-Fib
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Methamphetamines, cocaine, opiates, and cannabis exposure are associated with an increased risk for incident atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Oct. 18 in the European Heart Jour…
Learn MoreAllergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids — and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely.The prime drug in question is diphenhydramine, found c…
Learn MoreLos expertos señalan que una nueva droga callejera es ‘igual de letal que el fentanilo’
VIERNES, 16 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los nitazenos: es probable que nunca haya oído hablar de estas drogas altamente tóxicas, al igual que muchos estadounidenses que abusan de las drogas opioides callejeras. Esta falta de concienciaci…
Learn MoreExperts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nitazenes — powerful illicit synthetic opioids — are increasingly being added into heroin and street versions of opioid pills and triggering fatal overdoses, according to research published in the Sept. 16 …
Learn MoreExperts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nitazenes: You’ve probably never heard of these highly toxic drugs, and neither have many Americans who abuse opioid street drugs.That lack of awareness could prove deadly, experts warn, because nitazenes are…
Learn MoreEl letal ‘fentanilo arcoíris’ parece caramelos, y podría seducir a los niños
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA) de EE. UU. está advirtiendo al público que un fentanilo teñido de colores, que se ha denominado “fentanilo arcoíris”, está fácilmente disponible en Estado…
Learn MoreEl letal ‘fentanilo arcoíris’ parece caramelos, y podría seducir a los niños
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA) de EE. UU. está advirtiendo al público que un fentanilo teñido de colores, que se ha denominado “fentanilo arcoíris”, está fácilmente disponible en Estado…
Learn MoreDeadly ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ Looks Like Candy, Could Entice Kids
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public that colorfully dyed fentanyl — dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” — is readily available across the United States. “Rainbow fentanyl — fentanyl pi…
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