Opioids and Naloxone: A Winning Combo for Chronic Pain
OPINION: By Roger Crystal, M.D. The national opioid epidemic poses multifaceted challenges for prescribers. One of the central questions involves the sizable population of patients…
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FDA: Naloxone Injector Not Just for Drug Abusers
A device developed to save the lives of heroin addicts and other narcotic drug abusers is now being touted as a lifesaving treatment for pain…
Drug Overdose Death Rate Soars in NYC
In one of the first studies of its kind in an urban area, researchers have found that the overdose death rate from prescription painkillers is…
Drug Maker to Stop Selling Suboxone Tablets
A drug increasingly being used in the United States to treat opioid addiction is being taken off the market in tablet form because of the…
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…