Looking at the Numbers: Are Opioid Overdose Deaths Trending Down?

Provisional mortality statistics from the CDC indicate a slight reduction in opioid overdose deaths nationally in ...

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Investigational Analgesics Take New Approach To Opioid Deterrence

As America remains gripped by the opioid crisis, with 106,000 opioid-related deaths in 2022, drug companies look ...

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Why Do Men Die More Often From Opioid Overdoses?

An analysis of drug overdose deaths indicates American men suffer such deaths at a higher rate than women, but the ...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Treating Nonlethal Opioid Overdose Requires Swift Action and More Research

According to the CDC, the rate of fatal overdoses declined in 2022 from an all-time high in 2021, but firmly ...

AUGUST 4, 2023

‘We Are Saving Lives’: The Long Journey to FDA Approval for OTC Naloxone

Efforts to increase access to naloxone—even for harm reduction programs—were still meeting distribution ...

MAY 2, 2023

Preventing Opioid Overdose with Naloxone

The REVIVEme initiative was designed to educate the public in the identification of opioid overdose and the use of ...

JANUARY 26, 2023

Spike in Opioid Overdose Deaths Prompts Naloxone Without a Prescription in Central New York

The state looks to improve access to the overdose drug during an unprecedented surge of opioid-related deaths.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Mindfulness, Psychotherapy Combination Shows Benefit Against Opioid Misuse

For adult participants in a primary care setting, mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement (MORE) led to ...

AUGUST 8, 2022

Delayed Dispensing of Opioid Prescriptions Points to Overprescribing for Acute Pain

Nearly 1% of opioid prescriptions were filled more than 30 days later, a potential sign of prescription opioid ...

JULY 29, 2022

Wearable Device Would Identify, Treat Potential Opioid Overdose

A wearable patch under development would detect opioid-related respiratory depression and administer rescue ...

JULY 18, 2022

Opioid Use Disorders More Likely in COVID-19 Survivors

Patients who had COVID-19 have a significantly higher risk for experiencing mental health problems than their peers ...

JULY 10, 2022

Use of Opioid Tool Can Limit Exposure In Those at Risk for Dependence

San Diego—A team of anesthesiologists has devised what they believe may be a simple way to address the opioid ...

JUNE 22, 2022