TEHRAN, August 8- Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose, but far too little of the lifesaving drug is used where it is needed the most, a new U.S. government report shows.
TEHRAN, August 6 - People addicted to drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone and other opioid s have a harder time kicking the habit than those addicted to alcohol, a new study says.
TEHRAN, Jul 4 - The rapid expansion of the prison population in the United States over the past four-decades may have helped fuel America’s deadly drug epidemic, a new study suggests.
TEHRAN, Jul 4 -As the United States wrestles with the problem of opioid addiction in the United States, many hospitals have adopted a practice that may curb the problem, a new study says.
TEHRAN, Feb 25 - U.S. opioid overdose deaths have quadrupled in the last two decades, and the highest rates are now seen in eight Eastern states, a new study shows.
TEHRAN, Feb 02 -"We also estimated that between 2015 and 2025, around 700,000 people are projected to die from an opioid overdose," said researcher Jagpreet Chhatwal.
TEHRAN, Jan 29 -Researchers say prescribing practices appear to vary regionally, suggesting that efforts against the opioid epidemic and to make use safer should be tailored to where patients are.
TEHRAN, July 29 -If you wind up in the emergency room with a minor injury, the likelihood you will be prescribed unnecessary opioid s may depend on where the hospital is located, new research suggests.
TEHRAN, October 27 -US President Donald Trump has declared the opioid crisis in the United States a “public health emergency,” stopping short of declaring a “national emergency” he vowed months ago that would have freed up more federal money.