Increased overdose and mental health risks persist two years after opioid dose reduction
Does dose reduction for patients on stable opioid therapy have long-term overdose and mental health risks? Researchers from the UC ...
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Nearly 108,000 overdose deaths in 2021: Pitt team forecast devastating toll five years ago
PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2022 – A grim prediction made half a decade ago by University of Pittsburgh School of Public ...
Liver transplants from drug overdose deaths rose sharply during COVID-19 pandemic
San Diego, CA (May 22, 2022) — Liver transplants from drug overdose donors rose significantly in the pandemic’s first year, ...
As drug overdose deaths climb, experts assess strategies to stem the tide
Stemming the tide of the opioid crisis in rural communities requires taking action to overcome the stigma and health inequity ...
Medication that lowers risk of overdose underused
Less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially ...
Opioid overdose death toll has risen more than 5-fold among Indigenous Americans over past decade
The opioid overdose death toll has risen more than 5-fold among American Indian and Alaska Native communities over the past ...
The impact of COVID-19 on drug use — and how it contributes to overdose risk
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people who use drugs in ways that hurt their mental health and ...
Breathing restored within ten minutes for 80 per cent of overdose patients
A single dose of a nasal spray invented at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) restored breathing within ...
Black overdose death rate exceeds white rate in US for first time in 20 years
In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of drug overdose deaths among Black Americans surpassed that ...
Drug overdose mortality rates by race, ethnicity before, during pandemic
What The Study Did: Researchers evaluated increases in drug overdose mortality rates in the United States by race and ethnicity ...
Simultaneous use of non-benzo sleeping pills and anti-epilepsy drugs – gabapentinoids– increases drug overdose deaths
February 16, 2022-- With an alarming rise in the number of prescriptionss filled for non-benzo sleeping/z-drugs and anti-epilepsy gabapentinoids over ...
The Lancet Public Health: Substantial increase in life-saving opioid overdose intervention urgently needed in almost every US state
Peer-reviewed/ Modelling / People Credit: The Lancet Peer-reviewed/ Modelling / People ** State-specific estimates of naloxone needs are available—see notes ...
The Lancet: Over 1.2 million additional opioid overdose deaths expected in North America by 2029, with epidemic set to expand globally, experts warn
Without urgent interventions, including public health policy reform and stricter corporate regulations, 1.2 million additional opioid deaths are expected in ...
Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
A new study of intentional drug overdose deaths, or suicides by an overdose of a medication or drug, found an ...
Unintentional drug overdose deaths, years of life lost among adolescents, young adults in US
What The Study Did: This study estimated the years of life lost from unintentional drug overdose deaths among adolescents and ...
Study examines years of life lost to adolescents, young adults to unintentional drug overdose
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Journal JAMA Pediatrics Method of Research Data/statistical analysis Subject of Research People ...
Factors associated with opioid overdose after initial opioid prescription
What The Study Did: Patient- and prescription-related factors associated with opioid-related fatal or nonfatal overdose were investigated among 236,000 individuals. ...
Older adult opioid overdose death rates on the rise
Number of opioid overdose deaths in older Americans increased 1886% between 1999 and 2019 Among older adults, African-American men experienced ...
Smartwatch sensor may help prevent opioid relapse, overdose and dependency
Mobile sensor expert Tauhidur Rahman, assistant professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences, is collaborating with colleagues at Syracuse ...
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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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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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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