Los 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 MoreSafer Opioid Supply Program Can Cut Adverse Clinical Outcomes, Health Costs
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For people with a diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD), entering a safer opioid supply (SOS) program can reduce adverse clinical outcomes and health care costs, according to a study published online Sept. 1…
Learn MoreTelehealth Services Use for Opioid Use Disorder Rose During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among Medicare beneficiaries, receipt of opioid use disorder (OUD) telehealth services and provision of medications for OUD (MOUD) were increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published o…
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 MoreRisk Factors ID’d for New Long-Term Opioid Use After Lung Cancer Surgery
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Potential risk factors for new long-term opioid use after lung cancer surgery have been identified, and new long-term opioid use is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a s…
Learn MorePoll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aching joints are common for people over 50, but it’s still important to talk to a doctor about it rather than endlessly self-medicating, experts say. Now, a new poll from the University of Michigan breaks d…
Learn MoreLa telesalud, que se usó durante la pandemia, redujo las sobredosis de opioides
VIERNES, 2 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La telesalud floreció durante la pandemia, y ahora, un nuevo estudio muestra que salvó vidas: la práctica hizo que más personas que se enfrentaban a una adicción a los opioides permanecieron en trat…
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…
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