A study by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and the Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
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Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 — Seniors who take depression and anxiety drugs shouldn’t be prescribed opioid painkillers by their dentist
Opioids continue to be the leading cause of overdose deaths in Australia. What else can we do?
In 2018, more than 2,000 people died from drug overdoses in Australia—about five each day. That’s according to the Penington
Marketing of Opioids Linked to Increased OD Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23, 2019 — Marketing of opioids to physicians is associated with increased mortality from opioid overdoses, according to
Rx Opioids Up Pneumonia Risk in Patients With, Without HIV
MONDAY, Jan. 7, 2019 — Prescribed opioids are associated with an increased risk for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring hospitalization among
'Wound Botulism' Outbreak in San Diego Linked to Black Tar Heroin
Nine people in San Diego recently developed a rare but serious illness called wound botulism after using black tar heroin,
Opioids overprescribed after arthroscopic meniscectomy
(HealthDay)—Prescription opioid medications are overprescribed after simple arthroscopic meniscectomy, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Bone
Mom’s prenatal opioids may stunt kids’ learning, study finds
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FDA Warning Letters Target Illegal Online Sales of Opioids
TUESDAY, Aug. 28, 2018 — Four more online networks that operate 21 websites illegally selling potentially dangerous, unapproved, and misbranded
A Blood Test for Pain? Doctors Say They’re Closer to Finding Breakthrough
Researchers presented a test that detects “biomarkers” for pain. Cultura RM Exclusive/Jason Butcher | Getty Images Around 100 million Americans