Las muertes por fentanilo casi se cuadruplicaron en 5 años en EE. UU.
MIÉRCOLES, 3 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las muertes por sobredosis en Estados Unidos vinculadas con el fentanilo, un potente opioide sintético, se dispararon en un 279 por ciento entre 2016 y 2021, informaron el miércoles las autoridades de s…
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 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 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 …
Learn MoreMaker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The company that makes the opioid overdose nasal spray Narcan plans to have it available in pharmacies and online by late summer for a price of less than $50.Emergent sent a response letter Thursday to Sen. R…
Learn MoreMaker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The company that makes the opioid overdose nasal spray Narcan plans to have it available in pharmacies and online by late summer for a price of less than $50. Emergent sent a response letter Thursday to Sen. …
Learn MoreProveer medicamentos para la adicción a los reclusos puede reducir las muertes por sobredosis
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ofrecer medicamentos para el trastorno por el uso de opioides a los reclusos podría significar menos muertes por sobredosis más adelante, sugiere una investigación reciente. “Ofrecer medicamentos para la…
Learn MoreLa mezcla de un tranquilizante veterinario y fentanilo es una ‘amenaza emergente’, advierten las autoridades
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de EE. UU. intensifican los esfuerzos por acabar con el uso ilícito de un tranquilizante de uso veterinario, la xilacina, que puede provocar unos efectos secundarios dolorosos y letale…
Learn MoreBuprenorphine Cuts Risk for Death After Nonfatal, Opioid-Involved Overdose
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Buprenorphine treatment after nonfatal opioid-involved overdose is associated with significant decline in the risk for opioid-involved overdose death, according to a study published online March 10 in the A…
Learn MoreMix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an ‘Emerging Threat,’ U.S. Officials Warn
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to crack down on illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which can cause painful and deadly side effects in humans.The drug, when mixed with the opioid …
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