Gateway Prescriptions: America's Opioid Problem
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Opioid-related deaths in the United States have seen an exponential rise in the past two decades.
Opioid-related deaths in the United States have seen an exponential rise in the past two decades.
A recent report shows 51% of people with opioid prescriptions distributed in the U.S.
( Saint Louis University ) An epidemiologist explores which patients are more susceptible to depression.
After finding a link between chronic use of prescription-based painkillers and increase in risk of depression, Saint Louis…
Epidemiologist explores which patients are more susceptible to depression
By Susan E. Matthews More than half of all nonsurgical hospital patients are prescribed opioid painkillers during their stay, a…
Researchers found that over half of all non-surgical patients were prescribed opioids during their hospitalizations. Were they…
(HealthDay)—Recent guidelines on chronic pain management agree on several opioid risk mitigation strategies, according to a…
ST. LOUIS - Opioid analgesics, or prescription-based narcotic pain killers, have long been known to reduce pain, but reports of…
Opioid analgesics, or prescription-based narcotic pain killers, have long been known to reduce pain, but reports of adverse…
A new study now suggests long-term or chronic use of opioid painkillers can increase the risk of developing major depression.
Long-term use of prescription-based painkillers can increase the risk of depression, a new study has found. Opioid analgesics…
Researchers have found that people who have been using pain-relieving medications, like Opioid analgesics, for a longtime are…
Opioid analgesics, or prescription-based narcotic pain killers, have long been known to reduce pain, but reports of adverse…
ST. LOUIS – Opioid analgesics, or prescription-based narcotic pain killers, have long been known to reduce pain, but reports of…
The study has discovered a link between chronic use of pain-relieving medication and increase in the risk of developing major…
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online While prescription opioid painkillers bring relief to countless individuals…
The study has discovered a link between chronic use of pain-relieving medication and increase in the risk of developing major…
( Saint Louis University ) The study has discovered a link between chronic use of pain-relieving medication and increase in the…
A study shows that a longer period of detoxification may be more effective for people being treated for addiction to…
(HealthDay)—A longer period of detoxification may be more effective for people being treated for addiction to prescription…
Small study compared varying treatment periods used with opioid-dependent patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23 -- A longer period of detoxification may be more effective for people being treated for addiction to…
Small study compared varying treatment periods used with opioid-dependent patients Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page…