Opioid

‘Richard Sackler intentionally orchestrated the opioid epidemic and he knew exactly what he was doing.’ People Went On The Record And Reveal Who They Believe Is Evil

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I don’t think that there are that many truly evil people in the world…but there are definitely some out there. And, unfortunately, some of them are in positions of HUGE power. Let’s see the folks who AskReddit users think are truly EVIL. “I worked in Australia with a guy called Shannon McCoole who got sentenced for 35 … Read more

Is Naloxone in Your First Aid Kit for Opioid Overdose?

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“You would have looked at my sons and never known,” says Bonnie Milas, MD. She’s speaking about the accidental opioid overdoses that killed her two adult sons in 2018 and 2019. She and other doctors say there’s something that could spare many other families from going through the same tragedy.  It’s naloxone, a medication that can reverse an opioid … Read more

Black Patients Less Likely to Get Treatment for Opioid Overdose

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By Dennis Thompson  HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has found. Disabled people on Medicare are not likely to be prescribed either buprenorphine – the best medication for treating … Read more

Maker of Opioid Overdose Drug Aiming for $50 OTC Price

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April 21, 2023 — Emergent BioSolutions says it hopes the cost of its over-the-counter nasal spray Narcan – an opioid overdose reversal medicine – will be less than $50 for one carton of two 4-milligram doses. Emergent said its goal is to make the OTC retail price “consistent” with the price the company charges public interest … Read more

Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth

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By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New mothers who gave birth early in the pandemic filled far more opioid prescriptions than American women did previously, raising concerns about the potential for narcotic misuse. About 38% of more than 460,000 women who gave birth from July 2018 through December 2020 … Read more

Health professionals using a TikTok sound that makes light of opioid addiction isn’t a great look

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Analysis TikTok’s got a thing for joking about percocet—probably because the prescription opioid is referenced in music frequently. But percocet’s position as a mainstay in pop culture doesn’t take away from the gravity of the drug: Deaths by opioid overdose have been rising steadily since the epidemic started in the nineties. In 2021, over 80,000 … Read more

Green Light May Help Stop the Opioid Crisis by Reducing Pain

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While we’ve long known that the color green has a calming effect, a recent study discovered that green light activates opioid receptors in the brains of mice, and significantly reduced pain. As the US continues to struggle with widespread opioid addiction, the potential of green light to decrease or eliminate pharmaceutical painkillers could be a … Read more

Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans

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By Dennis Thompson  HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid epidemic has been heartbreaking — literally. Young adults’ risk of dying from a devastating infection of the heart has doubled to tripled in the United States during the past two decades, a new study reports. Researchers ascribe the increase in … Read more