Offering medications for opioid addiction to incarcerated individuals leads to decrease in overdose deaths
BOSTON – New research from Boston Medical Center concluded that offering medications to treat opioid addiction in jails and prisons ...
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Drug overdose fatalities among US older adults has quadrupled over 20 years, UCLA research finds
Overdose mortality among people age 65 and older quadrupled over 20 years, suggesting the need for greater mental health and ...
Buprenorphine after nonfatal opioid overdose results in reduced risk of overdose death
Receiving medication for opioid use disorders, such as buprenorphine after an overdose, leads to lower mortality risk, according to a ...
Racial disparities in US drug overdose fatalities significantly higher in 2020
The first year of the COVID pandemic saw significant increases in drug overdose deaths across the USA, with rates higher ...
‘Other’ race/ethnicity linked to higher suicide and overdose risk in military members with mild TBI
March 8, 2023 – Previous studies have reported high rates of death by suicide and drug overdose – including opioid overdose – in ...
Community strategy reduced opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania counties
PITTSBURGH, March 6, 2023 — The monthly opioid overdose death (ODD) rate fell by 30% in Pennsylvania counties that implemented ...
Cocaethylene cardiotoxicity in emergency department patients with acute drug overdose
Des Plaines, IL — When compared to cocaine exposure alone, cocaine and ethanol exposure in emergency department (ED) patients with acute ...
Researchers endorse widespread naloxone over the counter to prevent drug overdose deaths
In 2021, 100,306 Americans died from drug overdoses – a 28.5 percent increase from the prior year – with 75,673 ...
NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities
To address the overdose crisis in the United States, the National Institutes of Health has established a research network that ...
Trends in drug overdose mortality among pregnant, postpartum persons
About The Study: Among pregnant and postpartum persons, drug overdose mortality increased approximately 81% from 2017 to 2020, mirroring trends ...
Record high drug overdose deaths reported among pregnant and postpartum women
December 5, 2022-- Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women increased more than 180 percent in the past five ...
Virtual overdose monitoring may help reduce opioid deaths
Virtual overdose monitoring has the potential to reduce the risk of death from opioids and other substances by offering timely ...
Drug used for sleep disorders is linked to higher risk of overdose in teens, young adults
Teens and young adults who are treated for sleep disorders with benzodiazepines such as Xanax – a medication commonly prescribed ...
Association of benzodiazepine treatment for sleep disorders With drug overdose risk among young people
About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that benzodiazepines, compared with alternative pharmacologic treatments for common sleep disorders, ...
Association between buprenorphine treatment gaps, opioid overdose, health care spending
About The Study: Nonadherence with the opioid use disorder medication buprenorphine was associated with an increased risk of experiencing an ...
Lack of naloxone led to increased overdose deaths in rural Pa., study finds
Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose in the nation, and, according to Penn State researchers, one’s ...
Drug overdose deaths during pandemic
About The Study: Researchers examined racial and ethnic disparities in drug overdose death rates in the United States during the ...
Safer opioid supply program shows improved outcomes for people at high risk of overdose
For people at high risk of overdose enrolled in a safer opioid supply (SOS) program, there was a rapid decrease ...
Increased use of telehealth for opioid use disorder services during COVID-19 pandemic associated with reduced risk of overdose
The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment longer and reducing their ...
UCLA researchers use artificial intelligence tools to speed critical information on drug overdose deaths
An automated process based on computer algorithms that can read text from medical examiners’ death certificates can substantially speed up ...
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Rail industry urged to consider safety risks of space weather
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Advanced MRI technology detects changes in the brain after COVID-19
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‘Exceptional’ results in phase III leukaemia trial
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Cell therapy appears safe and effective for lymphoma in remission
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New study reveals latest data on global burden of cardiovascular disease
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal