U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have uncovered groundbreaking evidence that pharmacies in tourist areas of Northern Mexico are selling counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamines.The pills, mainly sold to U….
Learn MorePocos jóvenes reciben un fármaco para la adicción, aunque suben las muertes por opioides en los adolescentes
MARTES, 24 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El número de adolescentes estadounidenses que se vuelven adictos a los opioides está en aumento, pero menos reciben recetas de un medicamento que puede ayudarlos, encuentra un nuevo estudio del gobierno….
Learn MoreBuprenorphine Dispensing Low for Youth
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Buprenorphine dispensing to youth is low and declined from 2015 to 2020, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Pediatrics.Andrew Terranella, M.D., M.P.H., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreEn los estados donde la marihuana recreativa es legal, hay menos demanda de codeína recetada
LUNES, 23 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación sugiere que hay una forma potencial de reducir la demanda de codeína recetada: legalizar el cannabis recreativo.¿Qué llevó exactamente a los científicos a esta conclusión? Los esta…
Learn MoreAs Opioid Deaths Rise Among Teens, Too Few Youth Get Anti-Addiction Drug
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of American teenagers becoming addicted to opioids is on the rise, yet fewer are being prescribed a medication that can help them, a new government study finds.Between 2015 and 2020, the proportion…
Learn MoreNo Increase Seen in OD Deaths Involving Buprenorphine During COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not increase in association with actions taken to facilitate access to buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid use disorder during COVID-19, accor…
Learn MoreIn States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that there’s one potential way to reduce demand for prescription codeine: legalizing recreational cannabis.Exactly what brought scientists to that conclusion? States that legalized cannab…
Learn MoreRate of Opioid Rx at Discharge From Emergency Department Declining
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, there has been a decrease in opioid prescribing at discharge from the emergency department, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Learn MoreRate of Opioid Rx at Discharge From Emergency Department Declining
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, there has been a decrease in opioid prescribing at discharge from the emergency department, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic Inequities Seen in Opioid Access for Patients Dying of Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients dying of cancer, racial and ethnic inequities in opioid access are substantial and persistent, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Andrea C. Enzing…
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