Deaths from Opioid Overdoses Decline
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented the first significant decline in the number of overdose deaths caused by…
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Study Calls Painkillers ‘Gateway’ to Heroin Use
One of the nation’s largest drug screening companies has released a new report claiming there is “concrete evidence” linking prescription painkillers with the rising use…
Study Finds Most Heroin Users Start with Painkillers
The demographics of heroin users have changed significantly in the past 50 years, with many young people attracted to the drug not only for the…
Living with Pain: J’Accuse!
When I first heard of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death, I was angry -- angry at him, angry that he could be so dumb, angry that…
Surge in Heroin Use Linked to Painkillers
The use of heroin nearly doubled in United States after the introduction of a reformulated version of OxyContin, a widely used opioid painkiller, according to…
Health Officials Warn of Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses
A new synthetic opioid that is five times more potent than heroin is being blamed for the deaths of dozens of intravenous drug users. Health…
Scientists Claim Breakthrough in Ending Opioid Drug Addiction
An international team of scientists is claiming a “major breakthrough” in blocking addiction to narcotics, while at the same time increasing pain relief from opioid…