The number of opioid prescriptions in Tennessee increased by 31.6 percent from 2007 to 2011, and the rise in prescriptions was linked to an increase in opioid overdose mortalities, according to a ...

During the opioid crisis in the United States, acute pain management has remained a persistent challenge for both patients ...

Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or ...

Numerous public health experts and politicians have dubbed the nation’s ongoing opioid overdose and addiction crisis the deadliest drug epidemic in American history. The scope of the crisis will ...

Still, overdose deaths and opioid addiction remain a major public health concern that harms families and friends and also negatively impacts communities and economies by taxing social services, law ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone has now saved the lives of over 12,500 Utahns, marking a significant milestone in the state's battle against opioid overdose deaths. The ...

Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2023, the nation recorded roughly 105,000 drug ...

A new study found that almost all plans in 40 states and Washington, DC covered at least one form of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, although certain restrictions and quantity limits may ...

Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells an encouraging story about the efforts to address the drug overdose epidemic. But much work remains to be done. According to ...

Supply shock' resulting from a crackdown on China's distribution of fentanyl and chemicals needed to make it means less of the deadly synthetic opioid on the streets, a new report suggests.

As drug overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to skyrocket, advocates and lawmakers are working to pass key legislation to help prevent opioid addiction before it starts. Tens of millions of Americans ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unintentional drug overdoses led to 525 occupational deaths in 2022. In New York, opioid ...