Eat, Sleep, Console Approach Beneficial for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, use of the Eat, Sleep, Console care approach reduces the number of days until medical readiness for discharge, according to a study published online April …
Learn More2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Rates Involving Fentanyl
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, according to a May Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication fr…
Learn MoreOpioid Exposure Higher Among Adults With Cerebral Palsy Versus Those Without
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) are more likely to be exposed to opioids and for a longer duration than adults without CP, according to a study published online March 10 in the International Journal of Clinic…
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths in the United States tied to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl soared 279% from 2016 to 2021, health officials reported Wednesday. With the nation reeling from continued drug overdose dea…
Learn MoreUn estudio encuentra que las tasas de tratamiento para la adicción a los opioides se han estancado en EE. UU.
VIERNES, 28 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La crisis de opioides de EE. UU. ha conducido a cambios que hacen que, para las personas que se enfrentan a una adicción, resulte más fácil obtener medicamentos que las ayuden a abandonar el hábito de u…
Learn MoreOpioid Addiction Treatment Rates in U.S. Have Flatlined, Study Finds
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid crisis led to changes that make it easier for people struggling with addiction to get medication from a health care provider to help them quit.But researchers found that for some reason, rates…
Learn MoreLas personas con parálisis cerebral podrían estar en el centro de la crisis de opioides
MARTES, 25 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con parálisis cerebral tienen más probabilidades de que les receten opioides para gestionar el dolor, lo que las hace vulnerable a la crisis de opioides en curso en Estados Unidos, según un …
Learn More2016 to 2022 Saw Initiation Rate of Buprenorphine Increase, Stabilize
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States, the monthly buprenorphine initiation rate increased from January 2016 through September 2018, then flattened through October 2022, according to a research letter published in the April …
Learn MorePeople With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with cerebral palsy are more likely to be prescribed opioids to manage pain, making them vulnerable to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, according to a new study.While pain is common amo…
Learn MoreEl fabricante del aerosol nasal Arcan planifica vender el antídoto para sobredosis por menos de 50 dólares
VIERNES, 21 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La compañía que fabrica Narcan, el antídoto para las sobredosis con opioides en aerosol nasal, planifica que esté disponible en las farmacias y en línea a finales de verano por un precio de menos de 50 …
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