At issue: whether opioid settlement money — paid by health care companies that were sued for fueling the opioid crisis and meant to help states abate addiction — should be funneled to two ...

Most people understand that our country is facing a crisis of opioid addiction and deaths. To combat this, you need proven solutions and resources. Yet, a lot of the money that is supposed to be ...

Co-prescribed stimulants, opioids linked to higher opioid doses Study analyzes millions of U.S. prescriptions over 10 years Date: February 21, 2025 Source: Ohio State University Summary: The ...

One Indian pharmaceutical company dey manufacture unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and dey export dem illegally to West Africa wia dem dey drive a major public health crisis for countries ...

A West Virginia bill that was introduced last week would make opioid treatment programs illegal. Senate Bill 204, says an “Opioid treatment program” means a program or practitioner engaged in the ...

It’s based on an opioid called oxycodone – which is stronger than morphine. And, like MS Contin, one of the selling points of Oxycontin is that it’s slow release. This, they say, means the ...

Preparation of a dose of Buprenorphine, an opioid that can be administered to people with opioid-use disorder to blunt cravings for other drugs like fentanyl and reduce the risk of overdose.Credit ...

Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to more serious opioids like heroin and fentanyl, being dispensed at the Alameda Health ...

Unknown to them, the drug had been fortified with a nitazene compound called isotonitazene, a highly potent new synthetic opioid. Two of the men, Peter Haslam and Adrian Davies, overdosed and went ...

It’s the first time in 25 years the agency has given the green light to a new painkiller. Notably, it’s not an opioid and, according to the company, it’s not addictive. Unlike opioids, which act ...