Sublingual Buprenorphine/Naloxone Tied to More Adverse Dental Outcomes
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a higher risk for adverse dental outcomes associated with sublingual buprenorphine/naloxone compared with transdermal buprenorphine or oral naltrexone, according to a research letter published in the …
Learn MoreSelf-Service Vending Machine Provides Harm Reduction Services
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The implementation of an automated harm reduction dispensing machine is associated with increased access and use of harm reduction products and services, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the …
Learn MoreDiscontinuing Long-Term Opioids Tied to Overdose Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Discontinuing prescribed opioids in people with chronic pain is associated with increased overdose risk, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in PLOS Medicine.Mary Clare Kennedy, Ph.D., from the Unive…
Learn MoreIncrease in Overdose Mortality Greater Among the Pregnant in 2020
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overdose mortality among pregnant and postpartum women increased between 2017 and 2020, with a more pronounced increase observed in 2020, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 6 issue of the Jou…
Learn MoreRecord Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant and postpartum women are dying of drug overdoses in record numbers, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made things worse, a new study shows. Deaths increased about 81% over the past four years, hittin…
Learn More2000 to 2020 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Death Rates in Seniors
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2000 to 2020, there was an increase in the age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 years and older, according to a November data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease C…
Learn MoreLas recetas de Valium y Xanax podrían aumentar el riesgo de sobredosis de los jóvenes
MARTES, 29 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los adolescentes y adultos jóvenes que usan benzodiacepinas podrían tener un mayor riesgo de sobredosis, encuentra un estudio reciente.Entre las benzodiacepinas se encuentran ansiolíticos como Ativan…
Learn MoreFatal Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Seniors Have Tripled Since 2000
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Growing numbers of older Americans are dying from drug overdoses and alcohol abuse.That’s the tragic takeaway from two new reports by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.More than 5,000 peop…
Learn MoreValium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers and young adults who use benzodiazepines to treat insomnia may be at heightened risk of overdose, a new study finds.Benzodiazepines include anxiety medications like Ativan, Klonopin, Valium and Xana…
Learn MoreBenzodiazepines Tied to Drug Overdose in Young People With Sleep Disorders
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Benzodiazepines are associated with an increased risk for drug overdose among young people versus alternative pharmacologic treatments for common sleep disorders, according to a study published online Nov. 22 …
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