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10 hours ago · Amid concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic might have led to increases in opioid prescribing, a new study from researchers at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, University of Oxford, demonstrates how the OpenSAFELY database can be used to conduct detailed analyses of opioid prescribing practices, in line with key recommendations from recent NHS England guidance aimed at preventing ...
10 hours ago · The University of Cincinnati's John Winhusen and Caroline Freiermuth discussed the evidence-based practices implemented during the HEALing Communities Study to fight the opioid epidemic with Spectrum News. The national effort to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths has laid the groundwork for more widely available opioid use disorder treatment ...
10 hours ago · Riley’s mother, Christine Taylor, said she wrote the honest obituary in an attempt to combat the stigma that surrounds addiction and mental illness. “It comes from a place of wanting to help ...
10 hours ago · A study in Vancouver, Canada, showed that up to 85% of people with opioid use disorder had access to addiction therapy, compared to only about 20% in the U.S. Canada’s total number of opioid ...
1 hour ago · “This sentence not only holds Mr. Ashworth accountable for his crimes but serves as a warning to those traffickers who are fueling the opioid epidemic.” Mass. DPH reports 2,125 opioid-related ...
10 hours ago · Opioid use disorder. Opioid use disorder ( OUD) is a substance use disorder characterized by cravings for opioids, continued use despite physical and/or psychological deterioration, increased tolerance with use, and withdrawal symptoms after discontinuing opioids. [12] Opioid withdrawal symptoms include nausea, muscle aches, diarrhea, trouble ...
10 hours ago · The first pot is the “Settlement Fund,” which holds all of the money distributed to the state and is used to remediate the effects of the opioid crisis. The second “Impact Fund” is dedicated to prevention and subsidizing treatment options in Delaware. Right now, the two pots of money hold a combined total of nearly $35 million.
