Saving Lives With ‘Safer Opioids’

Saving Lives With ‘Safer Opioids’

By Amy Norton               HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As opioid overdose deaths continue to soar, a Canadian program points to one way to save lives: providing “safer” opioids to people at high risk of overdose. That’s the conclusion of a study evaluating Canada’s first formal … Read more

Wave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas

Wave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts predict opioid overdoses will climb in both rural and urban areas because of the lethal practice of mixing the highly addictive narcotics with other drugs. The coming wave of opioid overdoses “will be worse than ever seen before,” said researchers from … Read more

CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis

By Robert Preidt and Robin FosterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens contributed to opioid overdoses and deaths in two Ohio counties, a federal jury in Cleveland found Tuesday. The first jury verdict in an opioids case came in the closely watched test case and may prove encouraging … Read more