opioid overdose

Saving Lives With ‘Safer Opioids’

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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

As Opioid Deaths Climb, Human Trials Begin for Vaccine

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As Opioid Deaths Climb, Human Trials Begin for Vaccine

Sept. 15, 2021 — Opioid-related drug overdose deaths in the United States exploded to an estimated record high of 69,031 people in 2020, topping the 49,860 deaths logged in 2019, according to a new report from the CDC. Most of the deaths involved synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. President Joe Biden has pledged more … Read more