opioid epidemic
Preventing Opioid Overdose with Naloxone
The REVIVEme initiative was designed to educate the public in the identification of opioid overdose and the use of ...
MARCH 9, 2023
Alarming Number of Heart Infections Tied to Opioid Epidemic
An alarming number of people nationwide are developing infective endocarditis, mostly due to the current opioid ...
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Opioid Epidemic Reaches Ranks of Infectious Disease Providers
Like it or not, infectious disease providers are at the crossroads of the opioid epidemic. To fully treat ...
JULY 4, 2019
Maixner ON PAIN: The Dual Pain Epidemics
The ON PAIN series kicks off again with William Maixner, DDS, PhD, the president of the American Pain Society; ...
JUNE 6, 2019
The PA’s Role in Reversing the Nation’s Opioid Crisis
As the nation’s opioid crisis continues, the role of PAs in addressing the crisis is expanding. Across the ...
JANUARY 28, 2019
CDC Allocates Almost $200M More for Opioid Epidemic
Far too many Americans are dying from opioid overdoses every day, said CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Did Insurers’ Policies Fuel the Opioid Epidemic?
Insurers’ policies for chronic pain medications are missing important opportunities to steer patients to ...
AUGUST 16, 2018
Sex Differences Worsen Outcomes for Women in the Opioid Epidemic
Women are often omitted from experts’ analyses of the opioid crisis, according to a new commentary.
AUGUST 7, 2018
FDA Advisory Committee Fails to Recommend Approval of Hydexor
Coupled with concern over the opioid epidemic, the committee was not convinced that the product's efficacy in ...
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
HHS Code-a-Thon Using Information to Find Answers to Opioid Crisis
The Department of Health and Human Services hosted a first-of-its-kind two-day “Code-a-Thon” to help ...
JANUARY 24, 2018
Neuromodulation as an Alternative to Opioids in the Evolving Health Care Crisis
The opioid epidemic is the most pressing health crisis of our time. President Donald J. Trump; US Surgeon General ...
DECEMBER 18, 2017
FDA Asks, Gets Answers on Reducing Opioid Epidemic
The prevalence and consequences of opioid use disorder can be reduced without preventing patients with pain from ...
OCTOBER 13, 2017
