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High Mortality Rate for Opioid Use Indicates Gaps in Healthcare System

Interventions and Treatment, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse Statistics

Researchers at UCLA School of Medicine recently compiled a study monitoring the mortality rate among more than 2,500 patients with opioid use disorder in a general healthcare setting, such as a primary care physician or hospital. What they found was that the patients were seemingly slipping through the system either undetected or inadequately treated. Nearly […]

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NJ Governor Renews Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has made a renewed appeal for prescription drug drop-off sites to be established across the state. These sites will be dumping stations where the public can safely dispose of unused prescription medications. Leftover Medications may be used in Pharm Parties This measure was put in place to combat the practice

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Drugged Driving Deaths Outnumber those Caused by Alcohol Alone

Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Heroin, Interventions and Treatment, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse Statistics

Deaths caused by drunk driving used to be the biggest cause of accidental deaths in our country. However, in recent years, accidental overdoses have climbed to the top, and so has car crashes where one or both of the drivers were under the influence of drugs. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association is working with other

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Study Helps Identify Patients Most Likely to Abuse Painkillers After Surgery

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One of the most common reasons to prescribe prescription painkillers is after a surgical procedure. Sometimes these surgeries can be major, and other times they can be less invasive. However, painkillers have become part of most standard recovery protocols. One major problem with this is that sometimes patients do not stop taking their painkillers, even

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Monitoring Tools Prove Effective in Cutting Opioid Prescriptions

Intervention Services Blog, Opioids, Prescription Drugs

One of the most under-utilized ways to monitor narcotic painkillers and the people who take them are prescription monitoring programs. These tools, often run by individual states with varying levels of participation, monitor who has been given prescriptions for different kinds of drugs, why they were prescribed and when. They help track potential misuse of

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New Research into Opiate Addiction Seeks Non-Opioid Medications

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In the constant effort to create effective and safe treatments for people addicted to opiates such as heroin and prescription painkillers, researchers may have found a new way to prevent against further abuse. While medications geared towards reducing heroin abuse have proven successful in many circumstances, a group of researchers recently uncovered a new path

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Study Examines Suicide Rates Among Veterans with Substance Abuse Problems

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In an ongoing effort to learn more about addiction and to protect veterans, a research team from the University of Michigan and Department of Veterans Affairs has conducted a study to determine what sort of indicators can increase the likelihood of suicides among veterans. Their ultimate goal is to help prevent these factors and decrease

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Legislator Introduces Clean Start Act for Recovering Addicts

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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has introduced the Clean Start Act. As the name implies, it will give a second chance to recovering addicts who have a criminal record for nonviolent federal offenses. This legislation will give them a chance to build themselves up in their new lifestyle without being held back by their past

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Addicts Found Using Pets to Obtain Drugs from Veterinarians

Drug Addiction, Intervention Services Blog, Opioids, Prescription Drugs

The opioid crisis is a serious matter in the United States, which has seen considerable coverage in the press recently. The epidemic is being approached from many different angles, including prescription drug monitoring programs for doctors and pharmacists. However, people addicted to drugs are often resourceful in finding other ways to obtain them, and according

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