This is the first part of a two-part series on the politicization of fentanyl overdoses. The Republican takeover of the House ...
"Tens of millions of people have operations in the U.S. every year, and most of them go home with a prescription for an opioid painkiller. Although they are meant for short-term use during ...
Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe ...
“We had a massive opioid problem that needed to be rectified,” said Antonio Ciaccia, president of 3 Axis Advisors, a consulting firm that analyzes prescription drug pricing. “But the federal ...
A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a 19-year-old who bought what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. A huge opioid settlement ...
Opioids can either be prescription pain relief medications or illegal substances. People taking opioids may experience feelings of pain relief, euphoria, drowsiness, and relaxation. They can be ...
Prescription opioid use could have a negative effect on cognitive function in older adults, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The ...
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday accused Rite Aid of filling hundreds of thousands of dubious opioid prescriptions, helping fuel the deadly epidemic.
Deaths from all opioid-related overdoses, including prescription, synthetic opioids and heroin, substantially increased from fewer than 400 in 2019 to more than 600 in 2021, annual data from the ...
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal opioid prescription after delivery seems not to be associated with adverse infant outcomes, including admission to the hospital or death ...
After exclusions were applied, 85,852 mothers filled an opioid prescription within seven days of discharge and 538,815 did not. Each mother who filled an opioid prescription within seven days of ...
A study published in the BMJ has found that there is no association between maternal opioid prescription after delivery and adverse infant outcomes (Getty Images/iStockphoto) A study published in ...
