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Health officials plan warning labels for painkillers to beat addiction
Health officials plan warning labels for painkillers to beat addiction risk and prevent a US-style opioid epidemic Health Secretary Matt
Drug overdose rates are rising, but can we ‘curb the epidemic for good?’
“The drug overdose epidemic” normally brings to mind prescription opioids and illegal drugs such as cocaine (an addictive stimlant plant)
Despite opioid epidemic, public support for needle exchange programs, safe injection sites remains low in U.S.
The study, published in the June issue of Preventive Medicine, is the first to poll a large, nationwide, representative sample