Dunstable GP surgery criticised over woman's opioid death
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Autopsy reveals Matthew Perry’s cause of death
‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry, 54, died from the acute effects of ketamine, according to the toxicology report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. Contributing factors in Perry’s death included drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine (used to treat opioid use disorder), Variety reported. Perry had been undergoing ketamine infusion therapy … Read more
Study reveals how artificial intelligence can help treat opioid addiction – ET HealthWorld
Rockville: Around 80,000 Americans die from overdoses each year, and almost three million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder. Opioid medications that bind to opioid receptors include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine. Mu-opioid receptor activation causes euphoria and pain alleviation as well as physical dependence and slowed breathing, the latter of which can result in … Read more
Grandma and Grandpa on Drugs: The Senior Citizen Opioid Epidemic
SOURCES: Joseph Puglisi, Las Vegas. National Institute on Drug Abuse: “Substance Use in Older Adults DrugFacts.” Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: “Disparities by Sex and Race and Ethnicity in Death Rates Due to Opioid Overdose Among Adults 55 Years or Older, 1999 to 2019,” “Older adult opioid death rates on the rise.” Gary Kennedy, … Read more
U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has an opioid epidemic, but there’s one bright spot in the fight against it: Prescriptions for these addictive drugs have declined for patients with private insurance. Amid guidelines over the past decade from governments, health systems and insurers aimed … Read more
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
What Is Harm Reduction for Opioid Addiction?
SOURCES: Addiction: “Rate of Detoxification Service Use and its Impact Among a Cohort of Supervised Injecting Facility Users.” American Addiction Centers: “Suboxone Withdrawal: Symptoms, Timeline & Detox Treatment.” Caleb Blaschke, Sioux Falls, SD. Canadian Mental Health Association: “Harm Reduction.” City of New York: “Overdose Prevention Centers Averted 59 Overdoses in First Three Weeks of Operation.” … Read more
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s a simple weapon to employ against the opioid epidemic: New research finds that placing time limits on prescriptions for highly addictive narcotic painkillers may reduce the risk of misuse. In 2019, 1% of opioid prescriptions from U.S. dentists and surgeons were … Read more
Is the Opioid Crisis Masking Real Rates of Suicides?
April 21, 2022 – Pandemic conditions were ripe for a mental health disaster: Isolation, a crashing economy, and a mystery illness taking aim with deadly accuracy. But while instances of depression and anxiety increased, there seemed to be one comforting prospect: In the past 2 years, suicide numbers have dropped. “We all thought that suicides … 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