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Studies Suggest Cautious Optimism About Declines In Teen Opioid Use
A pair of long-term studies found fewer children and teenagers are coming in contact with opioids, and that hospitalizations from the drugs are down. The same is not true for adults.
Is It Clinical Depression or Everyday Sadness?
Many of us suffer the winter blues, but at some point it crosses a line into a legitmate mental health issue. Here's what you need to know.
With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term users
The longer you use opioids, the greater the risks—and the risks rise fast.
Schools Step Up Efforts to Fight Opioid Abuse
Many U.S. schools are ramping up campaigns to prevent opioid abuse among students as evidence mounts of a growing problem.
Many addicts going without meds that curb opioid abuse
A startlingly low number of addicts receive medication that can reduce opioid cravings, ease withdrawal symptoms and improve treatment
Opioid overuse doesn't begin in the ER, study finds
When it comes to emergency room physicians, there's a perception that they hand out opioids "like candy," said Mayo Clinic researcher Molly Jeffery.
Key findings of investigation into harder-to-abuse opioids
The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity investigated how pharmaceutical companies are using their political clout to push a new form of opioids as their answer to the e
Anatomy Of Addiction: How Heroin And Opioids Hijack The Brain
Roughly 2.5 million Americans are addicted to heroin and opioids like Oxycontin. Researchers say addiction takes over the brain's limbic reward system, impairing decision making, judgment and memory.
I'm an ex-addict. Why was it easy to get prescription opioids?
I told everyone treating me for kidney stones that I had a history of substance abuse. They still gave me multiple prescriptions for opioid pain relief.
The opioid crisis: What we don't know is killing us
Around 90% of Americans who met criteria for substance use disorders did not access specialized substance use treatment last year. How do we keep those people alive and healthy?
There's a Way To Prevent Opioid Relapse, So Why Isn't It Being Used?
With the growing epidemic in opioid pain killer abuse, there’s an urgent need for more effective treatments. The latest study shows a monthly injection might help
For Teenagers, Adult-Sized Opioid Addiction Treatment Doesn't Fit
Teenage brains are more susceptible to drug abuse, but it's often hard to find treatment. It's even harder to find evidence-based treatment designed for youth. But that's starting to change.
How we treat pain currently may contribute to opioid addiction
The pain intensity scale is often used to monitor a person's pain. But focusing too much on pain intensity could be contributing to the opioid epidemic.
Who's at Risk for an Opioid Overdose?
Study finds measures of opioid misuse predict future opioid overdose, death
Hospitals Get A Prescription For AI To Help Prevent Opioid Theft
Automated reporting tools and machine learning have many advantages, but there are some manual and offline practices that also can be effective in detecting or preventing diversion activity.
Is Menopause Partly to Blame for Record Painkiller Addiction Among White Women?
Can mHealth Help Battle Opioid Abuse?
New studies show that legal cannabis access reduces opioid abuse
For many patients, cannabis offers a viable alternative to opioids.
We need more doctors who treat addictions
Residency programs need to require opioid treatment training.
Does Health Insurance Cover Rehab?
And other questions about treating opioid addiction, answered.
When painkillers kill rather than help — Column
With opioid abuse and fatalities on the rise, it's time for a truly collaborative effort
